Comments on: A history lesson http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html Steve Addison's blog about movements for the renewal and expansion of the church. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Rev. David Williams http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-76333 Rev. David Williams Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:01:21 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-76333 To what extent is the church planting movement an artifact of the rise of evangelicalism in the 1960s and 1970s? The oldline denominations weren't able to effectively speak to a new generation with whom the evangelical message resonated strongly. Now, however, it would seem that the evangelical movement itself is in much the same position as the oldliners were...an impediment to planting new congregations. The rise of the American "megachurch" seems to add to that challenge. Thanks for the thoughtful post! To what extent is the church planting movement an artifact of the rise of evangelicalism in the 1960s and 1970s? The oldline denominations weren’t able to effectively speak to a new generation with whom the evangelical message resonated strongly. Now, however, it would seem that the evangelical movement itself is in much the same position as the oldliners were…an impediment to planting new congregations. The rise of the American “megachurch” seems to add to that challenge.

Thanks for the thoughtful post!

]]> By: dave hensleigh http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-71419 dave hensleigh Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:17:51 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-71419 We are in an area where the poplution to reach is app 175,000. The "feel" among evangelicals is that there are plenty of churches and that they are attended fairly weel Yet we estimate that there are at least 100,000 totally non-church people. We are in an area where the poplution to reach is app 175,000.
The “feel” among evangelicals is that there are plenty of churches and that they are attended fairly weel
Yet we estimate that there are at least 100,000 totally non-church people.

]]> By: choosethecross.com » Planting new churches http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-71339 choosethecross.com » Planting new churches Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:00:07 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/2007/08/13/a-history-lesson.html#comment-71339 [...] predicted for Melbourne over the next 25 years, you can see all too clearly how many people won’t have a nearby church to attend even if they want to, unless some church planting work is done [...] [...] predicted for Melbourne over the next 25 years, you can see all too clearly how many people won’t have a nearby church to attend even if they want to, unless some church planting work is done [...]

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