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The story in Church Aflame was written one year ago and Thomas Road Baptist Church is still growing. At present the Sunday School is averaging over 6,000 pupils each week. Over 2,000 people ride the buses and the church now has over 200 fulltime and part-time employees on the staff. Lynchburg Baptist College was still a dream when Church Aflame was first printed. The first year 205 full and part-time students were registered and the entire student body in good-standing was given a free trip to Israel as part of their education. Next year over 1,000 students are expected in the second year ...

Dr. Elmer Towns, vice president of Liberty University, college and seminary professor, dean of the School of Religion, is also the author of numerous popular and scholarly works. He is the recipient of the coveted Gold Medallion Award awarded by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for the Book of the Year, The Names of the Holy Spirit. He and Ruth, his wife of 56 years, have three children and ten grandchildren.

Elmer Towns is considered one of the leading authorities in Church Growth and Sunday School Outreach. Annually his research lists the largest and fastest growing churches in America. His “cutting edge research” has led to church growth and evangelism. One observer noted that the writing of Dr. Towns has resulted in more people being reached and enrolled in Sunday School than any other person in this half of our century. In Winning the Winnable Dr. Towns brings to focus a bright new day in evangelism – Friendship Evangelism. This book is imperative to evangelism because today’s ...

I like the concept and theme. I think that it is pertinent and timely. It would be my impression that it would go over well in our churches. Ralph McIntyre, author of Big Ideas For Small Sunday Schools and District Secretary of Sunday Schools, Dakota District, The Wesleyan Church In my opinion it is the best material I have seen on Sunday school promotion. We need to make Sunday school growth a priority, and this material will be both helpful and effective. Sam White, pastor, Jackson, MI, Wesleyan Church and Former District Secretary of Sunday Schools, West MI District, The Wesleyan Church

History has shown that great leaders have the ability to reach beyond the walls of their churches to influence cultures for Christ. We've seen it in the Pentecostal/charismatic movement, in the explosive growth of house churches in Communist China, in the expansion of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in the worldwide rise of praise and worship music led by Hillsong Church, among other phenomena.

In these economically stressful and high-unemployment times, Praying for Your Job brings solutions to the reality of the circumstances directly into the hands of those who are going through them - you. The two authors have a smoothly blended tone that gives listeners everything they need to deal with all aspects of employment, unemployment, résumés, interviews, financial guidelines, and the like - all wrapped up with peace-of-mind scriptures supporting every clearly presented principle.

Dr. Elmer Towns, vice president of Liberty University, college and seminary professor, dean of the School of Religion, is also the author of numerous popular and scholarly works. He is the recipient of the coveted Gold Medallion Award awarded by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for the Book of the Year, The Names of the Holy Spirit. He and Ruth, his wife of 56 years, have three children and ten grandchildren.

Enrich your prayer life today! Learning how prayers of the kings were answered gives royal insight into another dimension of God’s faithfulness and mercy. Praying With the Kings continues Elmer Towns’ successful series on how to pray through the Scriptures. Focusing on First and Second Kings and Second Chronicles, you will learn much about yourself and your heavenly Father. Key topics include personal obedience, compromise, and idolatry; the powerful effect of political and spiritual leaders on a nation; and the sovereignty and judgment of God. Three important lessons are shared ...

What’s In A Name? You can tell a lot about a man by what others call him: father, husband, brother, leader. In the same way, you can learn much about God by understanding what He was called in the Old Testament El Shaddai, Elohim, Adonai, El Gibbor, and Jehovak Melek are just a few of the over 80 names that people in the Old Testament used to call upon God in different situations. In times of need or times of praise, they used specific names for God that focused on a certain characteristic of His, or on a promise that He made. Today, as we learn God’s names and what they mean, we can ...

People face terrible situations every day. Praying the Book of Job walks you through these very difficult times to the genuine abundant life God planned especially for you. Could you endure losing everyone you love and everything you own? Could you tolerate your "friends" throwing insults and accusations at you while your body was painfully wasting away?

Ten of the Largest Church Ministries Aggressively Touching the World is about the innovative ways these leaders plant churches and the unique strategies they utilize to teach and disciple their people. It also explores the multifaceted methods they use to reach people for Jesus. These methods are based on eternal Biblical principles that never change, even when culture changes. This is your invitation to harvest wisdom and insight from some of the most respected, cutting-edge, and unique church leaders alive today! 

It is powerful to transform your life. That’s because I came to change your life. First, I change your inner world...your desires, attitudes, motives and love. You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. Then second, I can change your surrounding world...your family...your work...your hobbies...your entertainment...even your language and habits. This second world involves your church, home, school and place of employment.

How can you discern authentic Christianity from the spiritual counterfeits that abound today? Through biblical teaching, illustrative charts, and practical applications, Elmer Towns points the way to Understanding the Deeper Life. This provocative book cuts across the spectrum of Christian experiences, revealing which are truly scriptural and which are unbiblical. Town’s thorough discussion will help you classify the different experiences that people claim. Looking at the following categories, what is your level of Christian commitment? • Doctrinal experience • The deeper-life ...

Seated left to right: Al Henson, Jerry Falwell, Elmer Towns, David Rhodenhizer. Standing left to right: Gary Byers, Ronnie Riggins, Bob Gehman, Kurt Strong, Steve Ray, John Martelli, Ron Kidd, Marvin Wood. Jerry Falwell is uniquely qualified to write on faith, being the human instrument that gave birth to the 19,000-member Thomas Road Baptist Church, the Old-Time Gospel Hour and its $77 million annual income, the Liberty Baptist College, and many other ministries all founded on faith. Elmer Towns has also written THE TEN LARGEST SUNDAY SCHOOLS AND WHAT MAKES THEM GROW, and has co-authored ...

THE OLD TIME GOSPEL HOUR AND THE END OF THE AGE The Old Time Gospel Hour is a one hour television program which originates from the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia. This color telecast of the Sunday morning service of this church comprises the largest television network in the world. Dr. Jerry Falwell is Speaker for The Old Time Gospel Hour as well as Pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church. It seems that God has raised up several broadcasters on television and radio who are preaching the gospel “to every creature” in these days. Further, there is more preaching and ...

Is the “Denominational Era” in American Protestantism coming to an abrupt end? Have the mainline denominations with their schools, seminaries, publishing operations, mission boards, and “programs” been displaced in favor of super-aggressive independent churches, dynamic pastors, and maximum use of lay leadership abilities? Elmer L. Towns, deep in the new movement, makes an extremely strong case of the idea that the heyday of the denomination is dead simply because the big independent church not only can do all the denomination does, it does it better. Dr. Towns writes with relish of...

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...

How can I change the world? The message of salvation (Good News) is powerful (Romans 1:16). It is powerful to transform your life. That’s because I came to change your life. First, I change your inner world . . . your desires, attitudes, motives and love. You will love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind. Then second, I can change your surrounding world . . . your family . . . your work . . . your hobbies . . . your entertainment . . . even your language and habits. This second world involves your church, home, school and place of employment. Then, third, I want to change...

All you need to know about the Sunday school! This practical, up-to-date volume contains: • Alphabetical arrangement of information • Job descriptions of Sunday school workers • Recent trends in Sunday school ministry • Effective teaching methods explained • Sunday school facilities: how to make optimum use • Policy statements that can be incorporated by your church to deal with the problems of the nursery, such as how to handle children infected with the AIDS virus or other infectious diseases • Biographies of important Sunday school people, along with practical information ...

For every Christian who wants to grow… Here are the dynamics of becoming “all you can be” in your walk with Christ. Elmer Towns, one of the nation’s foremost Christian education specialists, combines Biblical guidelines with his extensive personal experience to help you: -Grow through Bible Study -Pray more effectively -Overcome bad habits -Resist temptation -Make decisions according to God’s will -Find your abilities for Christian service -Develop inner virtues Elmer L. Towns is the author of more than 29 books on Christian education, including HOW TO GROW AN EFFECTIVE SUNDAY ...