Category Archives: Church Growth and Health

We’ve already discussed Trying to Attract People to Your Church by Watering Down the Truth. Here we want to briefly consider why we shouldn’t do that by looking at Romans 1:16 — . . . Continue reading Power of the Gospel & Church Growth→

Sometimes in seeking to grow the church we look at some of the mega churches and see their use of high technology and lighting, of videos and other media in their teaching ministry, of music during the worship service having a concert feel to it, etc. We could wrongly conclude that in order to grow the church, we must provide quality entertainment or people won’t come. Smaller churches without the means for . . . Continue reading Power of the Gospel, Not Entertaining→

Sometimes we look at churches that are growing and attribute their growth to their pastoral staff. We can’t deny that certain personalities seem to have more appeal. However, let’s remember that the Gospel “is the power of God that brings salvation” not the messenger. We are merely conduits through whom . . . Continue reading Power of the Gospel, Not the Messenger→

Sometimes rather than relying on the power of the Gospel for how we plan for church growth, we succumb more to the opinions of others. We let what others might think of us shape what we say and do. Here’s possibly why . . . Continue reading Power of the Gospel, Not Swayed by What People Think→

God’s grace not only saves us (Eph. 2:8-9) but it empowers us (Titus 2:11-12) to be the Church we should be which leads to growth. This is a critical truth for church leaders to grab hold of if they desire both quantitative and qualitative growth in the church. . . . Continue reading Grace to Grow→

Church leaders who want to see their churches grow must understand the role of grace in the process. God’s grace not only saves us (Eph. 2:8-9) but it empowers us to be the leaders we should be to serve in cooperation with God as His agents of growth that is both quantitative and qualitative. . . . Continue reading Grace to be a Growth Agent→

As already noted in the post on Church Growth and the Great Commission, true growth is “about making fully devoted followers of Jesus, not merely increasing your numbers.” Whether desiring quantitative or qualitative growth, we must rely on the Holy Spirit to do His work in order for it to become a reality.

Points to Remember about Reliance on the Holy Spirit in growing the Church: . . . Continue reading True Church Growth & Health: Reliant on the Holy Spirit→

s clearly stated in Ephesians 4:16, God designed the Church to grow as everybody does their part. Be sure to grasp the collaborative effort behind church growth. The verse does not state that the Church grows as the leader does his/her part but rather “as each part does its work.” But, the question we face is how to bring this about within the Church. God already provided the answer in His Spirit. Continue reading Collaboration in Church Growth Efforts Possible with Spirit→

We need the right kind of conviction, competency, and confidence in our church growth efforts. The “right” kind is not that which depends on us but rather on the Holy Spirit to be at work both in us and through us. . . . Continue reading Competence, Conviction & Confidence in Church Growth→

Since the book of Acts gives the account of early church growth, we’ll look there for principles. Some of what happened may not specifically apply to us today as that was the beginning of the Church but certainly we can find principles to fit any situation. The overriding truth we find is they did all because of, in, for, and through the name of Jesus. Therein they found . . . Continue reading Growth Because of His Name→