Thursday, May 22, 2014

5 Things That Won’t Make Your Church Grow (Despite What You May Think)


So you want your church to grow…to reach new people. And you’ve convinced yourself that you really would grow if you only had one or two more things to make your ministry thrive.

For example, you’ve might have said any combination of these things.

We would grow if we:
Got out of our portable location and opened a new building.

Got out of our current building and became portable (I’ve actually talked with leaders who think they would grow explosively if they left their old building and became portable).

Added new technology (like lights, sound or video).

Merged with another church.

Added a new campus.
And would you?

Here’s my theory. No you wouldn’t.

Before you get discouraged and quit reading this post, let me explain why this line of thinking rarely, if ever works. Keep reading

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