{"id":1708,"date":"2014-07-22T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T12:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:31:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T20:31:26","slug":"watering-down-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/watering-down-truth.htm","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Attract People to Your Church by Watering Down the Truth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; font-size: 9pt;\"><em>To get the greatest benefit from this practicum, make sure you have read related training on the site. Read About:\u00a0<\/em><a title=\"God's Heart for the Church, Christ-like Character\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/christ-likeness.htm\">Church Leadership Basics: God&#8217;s Heart for the Church<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px; padding-right: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; font-size: 9pt;\">Specifically Read: <a title=\"Importance of Truth\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/truth-importance.htm\">Christ-likeness: Importance of Truth<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/truth-alignment.htm\">Christ-likeness: Alignment with Truth<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Is church growth about building a big church or helping people get to know and love God? Jesus is God&#8217;s solution for people to come into a relationship with Him. As Jesus Himself said, &#8220;I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me&#8221; (Jn. 14:6). 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