Recently Korean churches have grown rapidly, especially at the new town near megapolis such as Seoul or Pusan. So this study reviewed the characterictics of the new town and the determinants of growth of local churches in the new town near Pusan.
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Recently Korean churches have grown rapidly, especially at the new town near megapolis such as Seoul or Pusan. So this study reviewed the characterictics of the new town and the determinants of growth of local churches in the new town near Pusan.
First this study reviewed the types of church growth through the literature about them. And studied the determinants from the view point of theologists and ministers. From them we developed the model of the growth of church.
We tested the model for the churches in Pusan and Kimhae with the regression. The results showed the determinant of the growth of local churches in the new town was the facilities. The conditions of the place of churches, convenient parking place, serviceable place for the worship were the critical factors for the growth of local churches in the new towns.
These seemed the charateristics of residents such as mamonism, materialism and expediency influenced the members of them.
So, we recommend the local churches in the new town invest their resources to the the convenient facilities for their members, such as serviceable worship place and good parking places.