EPHESUS
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS & EVANGELISM
CHURCH GROWTH
(3 Credits)
Course
Description
Never before has the harvest of souls been as ripe as today.
Never has there been a more urgent need for sound missionary and
evangelistic theory and practice as we move out to reach the lost in obedience
to Christ’s Great Commission. This
course covers both the strategic and operating aspect of church growth.
It introduces to the student the various tools for effective missions and
evangelism, and brings together many principles, which have proved through
recent research and experience to be effective in implementing the Great
Commission.
Course Objective
To introduce to the student the important strategic concepts of church growth for the completion of the Great Commission.
To enable the student to be effective in leading
the local church
to greater growth for the purpose of completing the Great Commission.
Course Content
| Part 1 | The Strategic Aspect of Church Growth |
| Lesson 1: Why aim for Church Growth? | |
| Lesson 2: The Harvest Principle | |
| Lesson 3: Testing the Soil | |
| Lesson 4: The Meaning of Mission | |
| Lesson 5: The Meaning of Evangelism | |
| Lesson 6: Body Evangelism helps Church Growth | |
| Lesson 7: Getting Off the Right Track | |
| Lesson 8: How to Target Your Outreach | |
Part 2 |
The Operating Aspect of Church Growth |
| Lesson 9: Church Health Produces Church Growth | |
| Lesson 10: Becoming a Purpose-Driven Church (1) | |
| Lesson 11: Becoming a Purpose-Driven Church (2) | |
| Lesson 12: Reaching Out to Your Community | |
| Lesson 13: Bringing In A Crowd | |
| Lesson 14: Building Up A Church |