I don’t want my church to be small. It just is.
I want my church to grow numerically. But it’s not.
I follow all the how-to lists to get it to grow. But they don’t work.
I’m told to pray more. So I do. Plan better. So I do.
Work harder. So now I’m burnt out. But my church is still small. Now what?
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Pastors may be surrounded by people, but that doesn’t mean they have their support. It takes a church for a pastor to rest well.
While the Church Growth Movement created larger churches and opportunities, it also created larger dangers.
“In the first twenty years of the movement, research focused on principles; lately the focus has been on discovering new techniques, programs, or methods.” (Elmer Towns)
