When a person asks their church what they can do to serve, what do most pastors or staff members tell them? A typical answer is
The point of all this is that the church NOW CAN and should step back up to reclaim its position as the “center of town”.
I once heard a pastor introduce a new local missions program he called “sign evangelism”. As an outreach-minded person who knew that this church was
Back on the topic of church growth, the irony is that service is the ultimate church growth model. The best church growth plan was the
It wasn’t that long ago that the local church was the “center of town”. Look at small town America. Look at cities all over Europe. Churches were built to be a place of refuge and help, not only a place of worship. As people in need came to the church, they also found hope. The church was the spiritual and cultural hub of the city.
Throughout that process, I wondered why the Church in America seemed to be struggling – in growth, impact, influence and public perception. Being a consultant, I couldn’t help but look closer – and what I discovered was shocking. The modern American church model doesn’t align with the most fundamental principle of successful organizations – nor Biblical mandates. There is a flawed assumption underlying nearly every decision churches make today and we believe it’s the root cause for the Church’s decline…
Meet The Need’s mission is to mobilize and equip the Church to lead millions more to Christ by following Jesus’ example of meeting those in need exactly where they are.
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