I wrote this article about 15 years ago when I noticed a lot of similarities in the philosophical approach to ministry between classic Protestant liberalism of the early 20th century and the Evangelical church growth movement of the late 20th century.
http://www.galaxie.com/article/rar07-3-07
or this link to a PDF file
www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/pdf/ref-rev/07-3/7-3_accardy.pdf
Chris Accardy 