Help your church grow
More churches are finding themselves plateaued or declined. While there can be complex issues involved, these tips may help.
1. Don’t disguise the lack of growth.
2. Be willing to meet your particular situation head on.
3. Evaluate your current strategy and make sure it is focused on growth.
4. As your church analyzes/develops a plan for growth look at how many budget dollars and volunteer hours are being invested in personal/church evangelism. Many are surprised how small the percentage is.
5. As a church develops a plan for growth involve many people in the process and implementation. If only the pastor and staff are involved, it will usually be the pastor and staff carrying out the plan. Our role as pastors is to equip the saints to do the work of ministry (Eph. 4:11–12).
6. Part of the growth plan should include measureable goals. Instead of setting a goal for how many lost people to be saved/baptized, set a goal for the number of people the church will share the gospel with. We have no control over who will be saved but can determine how many we will attempt to present the gospel to. The Holy Spirit does the saving.
—Chip Warren, ministry leader
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