During these years of research, I have come to not only know McGavran fairly well, but to love and respect him more and more. Some have called him the greatest missiologist of the twentieth century, to which I agree. Thus, it will be of no surprise to you to hear that I have been discouraged of late to read some newer books, which simply ignore his influence and accomplishments. I feel that either these new authors have not done their homework, or they are exhibiting extreme bias against McGavran and his views of church growth. However, that is a discussion for another time and place.
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