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The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements

The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements has the goal of stimulating research and teaching in contemporary Christian revitalization across diverse cultures and ecclesial communities. We are a cooperative initiative representing diverse ecclesial traditions.

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     Pagan Christianity - Viola Responds

Author Frank Viola has responded to our critique of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices (Barna/Tyndale House, 2008) in the last issue of Revitalization (Spring 2008). We…

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     E. Stanley Jones' Radical (and Relevant) Global Vision

New books aren’t always the best books, and new voices aren’t always wisest. In issues of revitalization, gospel and culture, and church and kingdom, I often find myself thinking of…

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     From the Director

Twenty-two plenary participants are now confirmed for the October 15-18, 2009, Revitalization Consultation on the theme, “Pentecost and the New Humanity.” Thanks to a strategic grant from the Henry Luce…

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     Renewing Smaller Congregations: The ABIDE Model

After nearly forty years of researching, teaching, and writing about revitalization in smaller congregations, I thought I had discovered most of the necessary ingredients.  My book Turnaround Strategies for the…

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     Evangelicalism's Amazing Recovery of Early Christianity

Thirty years ago Robert Webber wrote about “evangelical amnesia”—the lack of a sense of history in U.S. evangelicalism and fundamentalism. Such forgetfulness is not confined to evangelicals, however; William Abraham…

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     Revitalization Consultations Scheduled for Asbury, Edinburgh

Consultations on the dynamics of Christian revitalization are now scheduled for Asbury Theological Seminary in 2009 and Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2010. The October 15-18, 2009, consultation will examine various historical…

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     Letter to the Editor

 “I found the [last issue of Revitalization] fascinating, especially in view of research I’ve been doing on the respective roles of strategic planning and guidance through the Spirit in Paul’s…

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     Book Reviews

. Early Evangelicalism: A Global Intellectual History, 1670-1789, by W. Reginald Ward. Cambridge University Press, 2006. 226 pp.      Ward’s new book redefines the prevailing understanding of the origins of modern evangelicalism.…

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     What’s the Fuss about “Pagan Christianity”?

 Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna (Barna/Tyndale House, 2008; 291 pp.).      Frank Viola’s 2002 book Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of…

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     New Releases in Revitalization Book Series

      The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements continues to publish books in its groundbreaking series, “Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements.” Many of these works report…

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