{"id":618,"date":"2013-07-22T10:03:15","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T14:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/?p=618"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T21:13:05","slug":"part-in-church-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/part-in-church-growth.htm","title":{"rendered":"Everybody Has a Part in Church Growth"},"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. Click below to read about Body Life:<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 30px; font-size: 10pt;\"><center><a title=\"God's Design for the Church - Body Life\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/body-life.htm\">Church Leadership Basics: God&#8217;s Design for the Church<\/a><\/center><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-654\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/477311260477742401\/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-654\" src=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Body-grows.jpg\" alt=\"Church Body Grows\" width=\"199\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge image in Pinterest &amp; repin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our <a title=\"Church Growth Outgrowth of Church Purpose\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-growth-purpose.htm\">church purpose answers the question of &#8220;why&#8221;<\/a> we should want to grow. Here we turn our attention to &#8220;how&#8221; we will grow which ties into the practice of Body Life. Ephesians 4:16 provides God&#8217;s blueprint for growth &#8212; &#8220;From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.&#8221; &#8212; Suffice it to say that <strong>everybody has a part when it comes to church growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: both;\">You&#8217;ll find teaching on this verse on the MinTools.com site. Be encouraged to take time to read through each of the following articles to add into your understanding of how God&#8217;s Design for the church to function as a Body relates to church growth.<\/p>\n<p>To Read:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li><a title=\"Is God's Blueprint for Church Growth &amp; Ministry Still Relevant?\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/everybody-has-a-part.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Is God&#8217;s Blueprint for Church Growth &amp; Ministry Still Relevant?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"True Body Life Results in Church Growth\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/body-life-church-growth.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">True Body Life Results in Church Growth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/connected-for-purpose.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connected for a Purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ephesians 4:16 is just as instrumental to church growth as the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20. Check out the article, <a title=\"The Great Commission: Whose Responsibility is It?\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/great-commission.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Great Commission: Whose Responsibility is It?<\/a>, where you will read that everybody has a part in fulfilling the Great Commission.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">4 Key Concepts Related to Everybody&#8217;s Part in Church Growth:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Everybody needs to do their part in inviting friends and family.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Everybody needs to do their part to keep people coming back.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Everybody needs to do their part if you are going to be prepared for church growth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Everybody needs to do their part in coordination with one another.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/steering-church-toward-body-life-leadership-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Steering the Church Toward Body Life Leadership Guide<\/strong><\/a> includes this content along with some brief thoughts about each of the above four concepts.<\/p>\n<p>For Resources on Body Life, Go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.org\/body-life-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Body Life Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>All Posts about Church Growth:<\/h3><ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/purpose-church-growth.htm\">Church Purpose That Leads to Church Growth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-growth-purpose.htm\">Church Growth Outgrowth of Church Purpose<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/part-in-church-growth.htm\">Everybody Has a Part in Church Growth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/great-commission-growth.htm\">Church Growth &#038; the Great Commission<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/becoming-like.htm\">Trying to Attract People to Your Church by Becoming Like Them?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/grace-attracts.htm\">Trying to Attract People to Your Church with Grace?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/programming.htm\">Trying to Attract People to Your Church by What You Offer?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/manipulation.htm\">Trying to Attract People to Your Church Through Manipulation?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/watering-down-truth.htm\">Trying to Attract People to Your Church by Watering Down the Truth?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/church-growth-gods-power.htm\">Church Growth &#038; God&#8217;s Power<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gospel-church-growth.htm\">Power of the Gospel &#038; Church Growth<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gospel-not-entertaining.htm\">Power of the Gospel, Not Entertaining<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gospel-not-messenger.htm\">Power of the Gospel, Not the Messenger<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/gospel-not-swayed.htm\">Power of the Gospel, Not Swayed by What People Think<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/grace-to-grow.htm\">Grace to Grow<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/agent-of-church-growth.htm\">Grace to be a Growth Agent<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/growth-reliant-on-spirit.htm\">True Church Growth &#038; Health: Reliant on the Holy Spirit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/collaboration-spirit.htm\">Collaboration in Church Growth Efforts Possible with Spirit<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\/competence-spirit.htm\">Competence, Conviction &#038; 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