Great Soul-Winning Churches

De: Elmer Towns

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

In his Foreword Dr. Towns says: “Great Soul-Winning Churches was first suggested to me as a project for the pages of The Sword of the Lord by Fairy Shappard, Advertising Manager. I had wanted to write for The Sword of the Lord because of its vast outreach and influence among fundamental churches, hence I jumped at the opportunity, knowing full well the tremendous pressure created by a weekly deadline. “Thirty-six articles appeared in The Sword of the Lord, August, 1972 through March, 1973; 19 are included in this book. I traveled to each church ,interviewed the pastor, surveyed the work and evaluated the total ministry. From my experience I wrote the stories that appear in the book, printed almost without change from the original copy. (The statistics at the back of the book were added when the book was ready for press.) “For a church to qualify for the series, it had to reflect the spirit of fundamentalism found on the pages of The Sword of the Lord. Dr. Rice and I consulted and eliminated some churches suggested. Our basis for the article: (1) a clear testimony for fundamental Christianity, (2) a reputation for separation from apostasy and stand against worldly contamination, (3) an aggressive soul-winning program, and (4) a Sunday School averaging over 1,000. Some smaller churches were included because they had rapid growth or other outstanding qualities that made them exemplary to the Christian world.”