{"id":553,"date":"2013-07-08T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=553"},"modified":"2025-05-24T11:49:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T15:49:33","slug":"purpose-church-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/purpose-church-growth.htm","title":{"rendered":"Church Purpose That Leads to Church Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you have not read the section of the site on Church Purpose, please do so now in order for this practicum to be most helpful to you. Click below:<\/em>
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Church Leadership Basics: God’s Purpose for the Church<\/a><\/strong><\/center><\/div>\n

Why aren’t some churches growing?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it is because they are not in touch with their church purpose. But, you might say, we have a church purpose statement.<\/p>\n

Perhaps we need to take a step back and ask a couple of important questions:<\/p>\n

1) What do you see as your church purpose?<\/h2>\n

One of the reasons some churches are not growing is because they are not increasing and overflowing in love (1 Thess. 3:12), fulfilling the church’s greatest purpose of loving God and people which tends to draw people to Him.<\/p>\n

2) How committed are you in fulfilling your church purpose?<\/h2>\n

Some churches aren’t growing because they are content to stay where they are, where it’s comfortable. It’s about self-preservation. But, the more God’s love fills our hearts and churches, the less it is about “self” and that opens the door for growth.<\/p>\n

3) How much is God a part of your church growth efforts?<\/h2>\n

Another reason some aren’t experiencing church growth is because they are trying to do it in their own strength and human wisdom.<\/p>\n

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The Steering the Church Toward God’s Purposes Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> includes the content on this page with a little added input to help you think through if your church purpose is leading to church growth.<\/p>\n

For More, Go To:\u00a0Church Purpose Resources<\/a><\/p>\n

All Posts about Church Growth:<\/h3>