Did Mainline Churches Give Up on Evangelism? | Francisco Herrera
What can today's churches learn from the father of the modern church growth movement?
Dr. Francisco Herrera joins Loren to explore the complicated legacy of Donald McGavran, whose ideas transformed evangelical Christianity but also contributed to racial segregation and exclusion within American churches.
Drawing on his recent article in The Christian Century, Herrera reveals a lesser-known side of McGavran: a Disciples of Christ missionary who advocated for marginalized communities in India and was deeply committed to both evangelism and social justice.
Together, they discuss the origins of…
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