Church Growth
Posted by Ryan Geiger on August 12, 2009 · 2 Comments
This is a mix on what Steven Furtick wrote on his blog at Elevation Church and a bit of what Salome Thomas El spoke on a couple weeks ago at Fellowship Church. I changed it a bit but ask yourself what if…could church really be like this?
We enable experiences and interactions that leave our people saying:
I love my church
So they’ll tell their un-churched friends:
You’ve got to come check out my church
The un-churched friends come.
We worship Jesus and preach the Gospel with excellence.
The un-churched friends leave saying:
I really like this church
Inspiring them to come back again and again until they say:
I love Jesus and I love my church
And tell their un-churched friends:
You’ve got to come check out my church…
Of course most churches target people in such a way:
Our people say: “our church is better…”
They invite their friends from other churches.
“trust me, you’ll enjoy what we do more”
Being missional and having a heart for the unchurched is the ONLY healthy way to grow and be… all the other stuff is hurting the Gospel.
At our plant, I often refused people from other churches… it just wasn’t who we were designed for.
Pat that is really good. It’s so true that the unchurched is the “only” true measure of church growth and the way the church should grow. Having a heart for those others don’t will separate your church from the rest of the churches. There is nothing like seeing someone who comes in searching finally get it and apply it.