Paradigm Shift in the Church : How Natural Church Development Can Transform Theological Thinking - Schwarz, Christian A. (Carol Stream, IL : ChurchSmart Resources, 1999)
pt. 1. Church growth between spiritualism and institutionalism. The starting point of natural church development : bipolar ecclesiology -- Danger to the right : the institutionalistic misconception -- The fight between spiritualism and institutionalism -- The root of the misconceptions : the impersonal God -- Functionality as a theological criterion? -- The interdenominational approach -- Three reformations -- pt. 2. The theological paradigm behind natural church development. Diagram of the bipolar paradigm -- Christian faith -- Christian fellowship -- Christian service -- pt. 3. The biotic approach to church growth.
Keywords: Church development, New.Church growth