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==Evangelical parachurch growth== Evangelical parachurch organizations proliferated as a byproduct of the [[fundamentalist–modernist controversy]]. As modernist views penetrated mainline churches, those with more fundamentalist views who elected to stay reached across denominational boundaries for opportunities for Christian fellowship and outreach.<ref>{{cite book |last=Carpenter |first=Joel A. |title=Revive Us Again: The Reawakening of American Fundamentalism |location=New York |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=1997 |page=[https://archive.org/details/reviveusagain00joel/page/240 240] |isbn=9780195129076|oclc=254903603 |url=https://archive.org/details/reviveusagain00joel/page/240}}</ref> While most parachurch organizations involved in social work operated in a collaborative mode, those engaged in evangelistic and discipleship ministries, particularly on college campuses, have at times been in fierce competition.<ref>{{cite book |last=Turner |first=John G. |title=Bill Bright & Campus Crusade for Christ |location=Chapel Hill, NC |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |date=2008 |pages=70–75 |isbn=9781469604756 |oclc=5619183701}}</ref> Seeking to resolve such issues, Campus Crusade for Christ, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, the Navigators, and Young Life signed the "Trail West Agreement", pledging mutual respect. The agreement was renewed in 2010 with thirteen additional signers as the "Chicago Agreement".<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Peach |first=Matthew |date=2019 |title=The World Is Broken: Expanding Frame-Alignment Theory with Campus Ministries |hdl-access=free |website=IDEALS |url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/111991 |type=PhD |publisher=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |pages=63, 131–132|hdl=2142/104879 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/reZnG |archive-date= 15 Feb 2024}}</ref>
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