Date
1997
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Frank Schmitt
Primary Subject Area
Religion, Clergy; Religion, General; Theology
Keywords
church growth, growth barrier, two hundred barrier
Recommended Citation
Reike, David D., "Bringing Avalon Hills Baptist Church Through the Two Hundred Barrier" (1997). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 155.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/155
Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation is to identify as specifically as possible the elements which consistently contribute to the growth of the small church through the two hundred barrier, and then to incorporate these elements into a dependable strategy for such growth. The work includes a thorough review of relevant church growth literature, a review of Fuller Institute's "How to Break The Two Hundred Barrier Seminar," and it includes the results of a survey of fifty pastors who have led their congregations to regular worship attendances of over two hundred in recent years.
