Greg Laurie shares a few thoughts on church growth.
"I would suggest that one reason they don’t work is because they tend to
approach church as if it were a business. For example, some church
growth experts are telling pastors their “customers” no longer attend to
commune with God, but to “consume” a personal or family service. In a
recent survey of 1,000 church attenders, respondents were asked, “Why
does the church exist?” According to 89 percent, the church’s purpose
was “to take care of my family’s and my spiritual needs.” Only 11
percent said the purpose of the church is “to win the world for Jesus
Christ.”"
"A careful reading of Acts 2:42-47 shows that the early church didn’t
make bigger and better their business. Instead, they focused on five
priorities: worship, prayer, evangelism, learning, and loving. The
passage ends with the words, “And the Lord added to the church daily
such as should be saved”(KJV). The first church didn’t have a problem
with growth because God took care of the growth as they took care of
honoring His principles"
Read the entire article on Greg's Blog
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