Properties (93)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Hindu_temple
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| gptkbp:advocatesFor |
Community-based missions
Contextualization in missions Effective evangelism strategies Holistic mission approach Indigenous church movements |
| gptkbp:affiliation |
Fuller Theological Seminary
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:International_Mission_Board
gptkb:Billy_Graham gptkb:World_Evangelical_Alliance Wycliffe Bible Translators |
| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Wheaton_College
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1897-12-15
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Glendale
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
|
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Missionary education
Missionary literature Global church growth initiatives Evangelical_missiology |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Missionary strategies
Advocated for indigenous church development Developed principles for church growth Pioneered research methods in missiology Promoted contextualization in missions Wrote extensively on church growth principles Emphasized the importance of cultural understanding in evangelism |
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1990-04-10
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| gptkbp:developedBy |
Church Growth metrics
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Southern_California |
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
Cultural relevance in missions
|
| gptkbp:field |
Missiology
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Donald McGavran
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| gptkbp:influence |
Church growth conferences
Missionary training programs Church planting strategies Church Growth International Cross-cultural missions training Development of church growth literature Evangelical theological education Global church growth strategies Missionary organizations worldwide Research in church demographics Evangelical_theology |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Church_Growth_Movement
Missionary training programs Evangelical missions Church Growth Theory Church planting movements Contemporary missiology Global missions strategy Missionary methodologies Evangelical_church_growth_strategies Missiological_studies |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:William_Carey
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Missionary outreach programs
Church Growth International Church Growth research Church Growth seminars |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Evangelical missions
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Church_Growth_Movement
Evangelism_strategies |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Church Growth principles
Continued relevance in missiological education Formation of church growth networks Impact on church planting movements Influence on modern missionary practices Recognition in evangelical circles |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:notableWorks |
Understanding Church Growth
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
Theologian
|
| gptkbp:participatedIn |
Mission conferences
|
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Mishawaka,_Indiana
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Pasadena,_California
|
| gptkbp:promoted |
Collaborative missions efforts
Evangelistic church planting Strategic planning in missions |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
Church_Growth_and_the_Growth_of_the_Church
The_Church_Growth_Movement:_A_Perspective The_Great_Commission:_A_Missionary_Perspective The_Church_Growth_Movement:_A_Historical_Perspective |
| gptkbp:recognizedBy |
gptkb:American_Society_of_Missiology
gptkb:World_Evangelical_Alliance Innovative mission strategies Leadership in missiology International_Society_for_Frontier_Missiology |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Cultural anthropology in missions
|
| gptkbp:servedIn |
Professor of Missions
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Mary_McGavran
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| gptkbp:supported |
Cross-cultural missions
|
| gptkbp:taught |
Church Growth principles
Missiology courses |
| gptkbp:wrote |
The Bridges of God
|