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The Mum effect is the natural human reluctance to share bad news with others, due to a desire to avoid a range of negative consequences, consequences affecting both self and the recipient of the bad news. Although the gospel is good news... more
Management is a business function that provides leadership support to organizations’ resources to realize strategic goals and objectives. While churches are not precisely business organizations tied with specific management practice as... more
This paper, “Exegesis Research Paper: Mark 4:26–29,” addresses the following: the literary genre and context of Mark 4:26–29; the relevance of its literary genre and context for its interpretation; an examination of its meaning relative... more
Everyone basically longs for and needs the best in everything, including education and also in the world of the church. Given the changing era and unstoppable development, new challenges must be faced by educational institutions and... more
Both the emotion of gratitude and the expression of gratitude produce benefits for the person who is thankful and the person being thanked. This study explores the degree to which various forms of gratitude expression are appreciated by... more
For the first time since its inception, the Congregação Cristã no Brasil (CCB) has lost members – two hundred thousand members in the last decade – while other traditional Pentecostal churches’ membership continue to grow. Based on survey... more
This church explores a new model for vitality and local impact for local congregations- The Ministry Hub. In this approach, valuable resources such as buildings and other assets held by individual congregations are for more than... more
This section will be in my next book.
„Helge Stadelmann und Stefan Schweyer präsentieren ein Lehrbuch der Praktischen Theologe, das sich von anderen abhebt: Es ist aus freikirchlicher Perspektive geschrieben und ergänzt so die Lehrbücher für Praktische Theologie aus... more
The COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented need for innovations in churches around the world. Organizational innovativeness, a precursor of successful innovations in organizational contexts, is rarely studied in churches. This study... more
Schweyer, Stefan, "Sie hielten alle einmütig fest am Gebet". Zum Stellenwert des gemeinsamen Gebets für den Gemeindeaufbau, in: European Journal of Theology 21, 2012, 47–59.
Church planting is often seen as the best way to grow the church numerically. However, there is surprisingly little research examining this claim in any detail, and the research that exists turns out to be not very well-founded or unclear... more
The establishing of large churches in urban Metro Manila was a phenomenon that imperceptibly began in the 80s. After more than two decades, these large churches had become a permanent, visible, and influential feature of the church... more
This paper investigates leadership transition and the growth of the church in ECWA Kafanchan District Church Council. The study utilized a quantitative research design. The population of this study consists of the Elders, Pastors, Agency... more
A scripture guide with links, to bring an individual to the point of deciding to be baptized in order to become a Christian. All photos were personally taken by the author. Permission is granted to freely print and distribute this... more
Survey mengenai sejarah terbentuknya Gerakan Pertumbuhan Gereja(Church Growth Movement) di Amerika Serikat dan perkembangannya dan arah perkembangan pasca gerakan ini melemah
Bemerkung: ich habe über die Orthodoxie aus der römisch-katholischen Kirche herausgefunden und nach einem kurzen Intermezzo in der russisch-orthodoxen Kirche verstehe ich mich jetzt als bibeltreuer Christ in einer Brüdergemeinde in... more
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the many changes in the present socio-cultural context point to the importance of innovation in churches. A theoretical framework for understanding innovation in churches is presented, featuring 6... more
While the dramatic growth of church-planting movements (CPMs) in non-Christian contexts around the world provides ample opportunity to explain their emergence and significance, a missiology of these movements is struggling to keep pace.... more
Este seminario consiste en un taller con ideas y preguntas prácticas para llevar a la hermandad a concretizar la organización de una nueva iglesia en su comunidad. ---------------------------- This seminar consists of a workshop with... more
Mission is God’s work of coming into the world to make a difference in the lives of the people he created to have relationship with him. This paper is about God's work among the Lisu of SW China who recently celebrated more than 100 years... more
In every sphere of life, supervision is an avenue to build on ones' aptitude and knowledge to grasp the future. The sustenance of the future is proportional to the effective Management of resources and personality. The Church's growth has... more
The case of a dying church is peculiar but not unique. This is because many researches show that generally there is a general decline in church attendance in the UK. For this reason, the purpose of this project is to review and report the... more
Church growth is a trending area that many churches and mission want to know about and experience, and there are many authors who has written on this, far fewer have attempted to give detail on the impact of use of Information... more
The Indigenous Church is rapidly growing in India. This article provides a brief historical perspective of the inception of the Indigenous Church dating back to the very first century A.D. The Indian Indigenous Church finds its roots in... more
This paper follows on the Great Commission in the 4 Gospels, and Church Health Not Church Growth. It identifies the 9 areas of discipleship for a spiritually healthy church. These 9 areas are 9 essential spiritual disciplines that every... more
“We may not have a lot of people at our church. But, we don’t care about quantity. We aren’t all about the numbers like some other churches. We care about quality people and ministries.” Unfortunately, this seems to be a pervasive... more
Inspired by the bestseller book REAL CHRISTIANITY, this book attempts to restore Authentic Faith. Published on June 1, 2018, Dr. Guzman dedicates this spiritual guide to all Christians who have the earnest desire to become "Children of... more
The church is the company of all the redeemed. Fellowship, prayers, teaching of the word can be identified in Acts 2: 41-47 as growth factors. There are many authors who have written on factors such as leadership, evangelism, small group,... more
The contemporary church in Japan faces a formidable challenge. A steadily declining membership has thrown many churches into a crisis of survival. In a context of dynamic social change, churches are forced to reconsider their character,... more
La Missio Dei es la acción de Dios a favor de un mundo caído en pecado. Consiste en Dios Padre que envía a su Hijo a morir por el pecado del mundo. Y mediante la resurrección y glorificación del Hijo, el Padre y el Hijo envían el Espíritu... more
ABSTRACT Over the years, various denominations have evolved from various Church tradition. However, denomination as a concept is said to be religious subgroup that follow some basic religious doctrines. On the basis of this research, some... more
Over the past decade, the field of megachurch studies has matured and become global in its scope and orientation. The number of texts produced on megachurches since 2010 is nearly triple the number produced before that date, and many of... more
En esta tesis se prueba que la iglesia cristiana pos-moderna del siglo 21 no va en decadencia sino mas bien que esta en crecimiento continuo.
Divine Healing is significant teaching and feature of Classical Pentecostal churches. The practice of divine healing has contributed to the church's growth in different parts of the world. This dissertation looks into the origin and... more