The World Isn’t Looking For a Bigger Church, They Want A Better Church

Pastors want bigger churches. Church members? Not so much. Sure, a lot of people go to big churches. That’s what makes them big, after all. And the majority of them are strong, healthy churches doing great ministry. But if you ask the average member why they attend, “because it’s big” won’t even crack the top ten. And non-attenders? Quite frankly, the default is to distrust any church they deem as “too big.” Is that too simplistic a way of viewing the church? Of course. Every one of us can point to many exceptions to each of those rules. But those exceptions are… exceptional. It’s only pastors who say “you know what the problem is with that church? It’s not big enough.”

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Pastors want bigger churches.

Church members? Not so much.

Sure, a lot of people go to big churches. That’s what makes them big, after all. And the majority of them are strong, healthy churches doing great ministry. But if you ask the average member why they attend, “because it’s big” won’t even crack the top ten.

It’s only pastors who say “you know what the problem is with that church? It’s not big enough.”

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