Mission Statements
…expectations for adult spiritual growth are more likely to be seized by Biblical visions, while churches with low expectation for spiritual growth are more likely to resort to incremental strategic…
Ensuring Growth by Rick Warren
…1. You must develop an unshakable conviction about growth. First and foremost, you need to settle on the idea that God wants his church to grow. And he doesn’t want…
What’s a Leader to Do?
It was a train wreck in the making. The senior pastor had been called when the church was averaging about 400 in worship and he led a growth initiative that…
Breaking Through Barriers
…The Christian Church of today continues to have racial, gender, socioeconomic, sexual preference and age divisions but the biggest barrier that every church faces are growth barriers. The reality is…
Things I Wish I’d Known
…me and said “Ask the Bishop to move him, right now!” I finally did but waiting cost the church three years of growth. I wish I had known that most…
“I’m Not Being Spiritually Fed!”
…to change our vocabulary? Everyone here knows what a narthex is.” This type of behavior is self-serving and it stifles the growth and development of the church. The worship service…