Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Church Growth 101

Anyone who knows our Pastor knows that he has a heart for lost people. His desire is to see as many people saved as possible. He believes in growing a church by winning the lost to Jesus. I had the privilege of having lunch with him today. As we were pulling into the church parking lot he said "I can't wait to see a new worship center right there", as he referenced the area of land that is destined to be the new worship center site. My reply was "if we could just get everyone on board, we could see this church grow to over 3000 in attendance in the next 3 years". His response was simple yet profound. "If each family in our church would reach JUST ONE other family...."

Can you imagine what would happen if each of us became INTENTIONAL about reaching one family and plugging them into the life of Immanuel? Just one family! That is not some crazy number that is so unattainable that it goes beyond the realm of possibility. JUST ONE FAMILY! We each say we want to reach our community for Christ. We each would say that we want to see our church grow. But will we rise to the challenge and pursue our neighbors? So many people make the initial effort of inviting a neighbor or friend, but when that family never shows up at church, we drop the ball. BE INTENTIONAL! Continue to invite. Continue to share with them what God is doing in the life of your family and in the life of Immanuel.

Together we can see God do things that we could never imagine. BE INTENTIONAL!

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