Church Growth and Appealing Sermons: A Case Study of a Dutch Megachurch
Contrary to the ongoing trend of secularisation in the Netherlands, some religious congregations have instead experienced exceptional growth, and are currently reaching megachurch proportions. This paper focuses on one such thriving Dutch congregation, called Doorbrekers (‘those who break through’),...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Journal of empirical theology
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Netherlands
/ Big church
/ Growth
/ Sermon
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IxTheo Classification: | KBD Benelux countries KDG Free church RB Church office; congregation RE Homiletics |
Further subjects: | B
Megachurch
sermons
content analysis
cultural-market explanation
church-sect theory explanation
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |