Yes, you read that title correctly. There is no biblical mandate for congregations to grow larger.
Plus, it’s very hard work. That’s why big churches are so rare.
I know it feels counterintuitive to read that. It felt strange to write it – a little naughty, actually. But it’s true.
As I’ve written before, no New Testament apostle ever told a church they needed to get bigger to fulfill the Great Commission. Neither did Jesus.
They told sinful churches to repent, they prayed that suffering churches would endure and they helped sick churches get well. But neither Jesus or the apostles ever told a Small Church to get bigger. Keep reading
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