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The issue is church health, not church growth--if your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. So how do we make healthy churches, driven by purpose?In order for any church to thrive, it must be built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus Christ. In this classic of Christian church stability, pastor and bestselling author of
The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren unpacks this proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow:
- Warmer through fellowship.
- Deeper through discipleship.
- Stronger through worship.
- Broader through ministry.
- Larger through evangelism.
Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Warren will show you how to concentrate on building people and let God build the church. In other words, healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church. And
The Purpose Driven Church will show you how to do that.
"
The Purpose Driven Church has brought focus and direction to more pastors and church leaders than you can count. What a gift!"--John Ortberg, bestselling author.
List of contents
Contents
Foreword by Dr. W. A. Criswell
Surfing Spiritual Waves
Part One * Seeing the Big Picture
1. The Saddleback Story
2. Myths About Growing Churches
Part Two * Becoming a Purpose-Driven Church
3. What Drives Your Church?
4. The Foundation for a Healthy Church
5. Defining Your Purposes
6. Communicating Your Purposes
7. Organizing Around Your Purposes
8. Applying Your Purposes
Part Three * Reaching Out to Your Community
9. Who Is Your Target?
10. Knowing Whom You Can Best Reach
11. Developing Your Strategy
Part Four * Bringing In a Crowd
12. How Jesus Attracted Crowds
13. Worship Can Be a Witness
14. Designing a Seeker-Sensitive Service
15. Selecting Your Music
16. Preaching to the Unchurched
Part Five * Building Up the Church
17. Turning Attenders into Members (Congregation)
18. Developing Mature Members (Committed)
19. Turning Members into Ministers (Core)
20. God’s Purpose for Your Church
About the author
A Time magazine cover article named Rick Warren the most influential spiritual leader in America and one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Tens of millions of copies of Pastor Rick’s books have been published in 200 languages. His best-known books, The Purpose Driven Life and The Purpose Driven Church, were named three times in national surveys of pastors (by Gallup, Barna, and Lifeway) as the two most helpful books in print.
Rick and his wife, Kay, founded Saddleback Church, the Purpose Driven Network, the PEACE Plan, and Hope for Mental Health. He is the cofounder of Celebrate Recovery with John Baker.
Pastor Rick has spoken in 165 nations. He has spoken at the United Nations, US Congress, numerous parliaments, the World Economic Forum, TED, Aspen Institute, and lectured at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, and other universities.
Rick is executive director of Finishing the Task, a global movement of denominations, organizations, churches, and individuals working together on the Great Commission goals of ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to a Bible, a believer, and a local body of Christ.
Summary
The issue is church health, not church growth—if your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. So how do we make healthy churches, driven by purpose?
In order for any church to thrive, it must be built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus Christ. In this classic of Christian church stability, pastor and bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren unpacks this proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow:
- Warmer through fellowship.
- Deeper through discipleship.
- Stronger through worship.
- Broader through ministry.
- Larger through evangelism.
Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Warren will show you how to concentrate on building people and let God build the church. In other words, healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church. And
The Purpose Driven Church will show you how to do that.
“
The Purpose Driven Church has brought focus and direction to more pastors and church leaders than you can count. What a gift!”—John Ortberg, bestselling author.
