The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & MissionThe 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:
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.
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Contents
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Part One Seeing the Big Picture | 23 |
The Saddleback Story | 25 |
Myths About Growing Churches | 47 |
Part Two Becoming a PurposeDriven Church | 73 |
What Drives Your Church? | 75 |
The Foundation for a Healthy Church | 85 |
Part Three Reaching Out to Your Community | 153 |
Who Is Your Target? | 155 |
Knowing Whom You Can Best Reach | 173 |
Developing Your Strategy | 185 |
Part Four Bringing In a Crowd | 205 |
How Jesus Attracted Crowds | 207 |
Worship Can Be a Witness | 239 |
Designing a SeekerSensitive Service | 251 |
Defining Your Purposes | 95 |
Communicating Your Purposes | 111 |
Organizing Around Your Purposes | 121 |
Applying Your Purposes | 137 |
Selecting Your Music | 279 |
Preaching to the Unchurched | 293 |
Other editions - View all
The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission Rick Warren No preview available - 1996 |
The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission Rick Warren No preview available - 2008 |