Articles Published In 2018

The subject of church growth has been a topic of academic study and debate probably since around the 1960s when Don McGavran published his book The Bridges of God. McGavran was a missionary who developed a methodology for studying the growth of the church using scientific methodologies: research, sociology,…

Pretend for a moment that it is the middle of December and Christmas is fast approaching. You still have some gift shopping to do so you head for the nearest Walmart or other store in your community. As you jump out of your car and head for the entrance the…

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. You, no doubt, recognize these immortal words of Martin Luther King, Jr. They express one…

Recently we have received several inquiries about an old topic: The Way International and its offshoots. Several years ago we produced an article on that subject titled “Whatever Happened to the Way International?” In this installment we repeat some of the information we presented then but will try to update…