“Let us analyze causes for growth and non-growth. Let us remember that the task is indeed great and complex and ours is only one part of the whole. Let us ask God to forgive our sins – and push resolutely forward as if we had not sinned. There is much ground to be gained and there are many adversaries to … Read More
Donald McGavran on Christian Mission
“Christian mission is bringing people to repent of their sins, accept Jesus Christ as Savior, belong to His Body the Church, do as He commands, go out and spread the Good News, and multiply churches.” – Donald McGavran, father of the Church Growth Movement, missionary to India and China, one of the premier missiologists of the twentieth century December 15, 1897 … Read More
Donald McGavran on the Key to Church Expansion
“Church growth follows where the lost are not merely found but restored to normal life in the fold — though it may be a life they have never consciously known. Faithfulness in ‘folding and feeding’ – which unfortunately has come to be called by such a dry, superficial term as ‘follow-up’ – is essential to lasting church expansion.” – Donald … Read More
McGavran Monday – Gentile on the Bridge
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “By means of the ‘Gentile on the bridge’ there came to be in town after town within a comparatively short time a considerable number of Gentile converts who remained in close organic connection with large numbers of unconverted relatives.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy … Read More
McGavran Monday – Paul’s Fields
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “To be accurate we must say that he (Paul) did not choose fields. He followed up groups of people who had living relations in the People Movement to Christ” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. … Read More
McGavran Monday – Missionary Enterprise
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “Missions would function with new life if their aims were radically pruned and they rededicated themselves to the business of planting self-propagating churches.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses here. (the above quote is from p. … Read More
Five Lessons from Donald McGavran that I’ve Learned and Applied – Part 2
Many church leaders don’t know the founder of the modern church growth movement, Donald McGavran, and what we can apply from his teaching to our own ministry. In honor of McGavran’s birthday this past Tuesday, I shared the first three of five motivational Donald McGavran quotes that have impacted what we do at The Journey. Today I’m sharing the other two quotes … Read More
Happy Birthday, Donald McGavran! Five Lessons I’ve Learned and Applied – Part 1
Many church leaders don’t know the founder of the modern church growth movement, Donald McGavran, and what we can apply from his teaching to our own ministry. In honor of McGavrans’s birthday, I’d like to give you a glimpse of five motivational Donald McGavran quotes that have impacted what we do at The Journey. I hope they will challenge you … Read More
McGavran Monday – Corporate Christianization
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “In leading peoples to become Christian, the Church must aim to win individuals in their corporate life. The steady goal must be the Christianization of the entire fabric which is the people, or large enough parts of it that the social life of the individual … Read More
McGavran Monday – Finding and Folding
In honor of Dr. Gary McIntosh’s new biography of Donald McGavran, here’s today’s Monday moment: “Church growth follows where the lost are not merely found but restored to normal life within the fold – though it may be a life they have never consciously known.” – Donald McGavran Secure your copy of the book at 40% OFF plus insightful bonuses … Read More