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HOW CAN OUR CHURCH GROW?
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Saddleback Church – weekly attendance 16,000 The Purpose-Driven Church
Rick Warren: Lead people to Christ, build them up, equip for ministry, send out missionaries all to the glory of God
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Saddleback Church – weekly attendance 16,000 The Purpose-Driven Church
Community, Crowd, Congregation, Committed, Core Rick Warren: Lead people to Christ, build them up, equip for ministry, send out missionaries all to the glory of God
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Saddleback Church – weekly attendance 16,000 The Purpose-Driven Church
“Seeker Services”…Contemporary, Country, Charismatic, Casual Saddleback Church – weekly attendance 16,000 The Purpose-Driven Church Community, Crowd, Congregation, Committed, Core Rick Warren: Lead people to Christ, build them up, equip for ministry, send out missionaries all to the glory of God
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4)
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4) Truth the Purpose – Not Numbers
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4) Faith in power of God not wisdom of men (I Cor. 2:1-5; I Cor. 1:17) Truth the Purpose – Not Numbers
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4) Faith in power of God not wisdom of men (I Cor. 2:1-5; I Cor. 1:17) Truth the Purpose – Not Numbers Faith in Word – not via entertainment
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4) Faith in power of God not wisdom of men (I Cor. 2:1-5; I Cor. 1:17) Preach Word – Always the need (2 Tim. 4:1-4, Gal. 1:10-12, Jn. 6:26-27) Truth the Purpose – Not Numbers Faith in Word – not via entertainment
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
“Pillar and Ground of the truth” (I Tim. 3:15, Tim. 2:15, Titus 1:1, I Pet. 1:22, 3 Jn. 8, 2 Jn. 2; 2 Jn. 4) Faith in power of God not wisdom of men (I Cor. 2:1-5; I Cor. 1:17) Preach Word – Always the need (2 Tim. 4:1-4, Gal. 1:10-12, Jn. 6:26-27) Truth the Purpose – Not Numbers Faith in Word – not via entertainment The Authoritative Word– Not “felt needs”
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
Worship service of Saints is the “seeker service” (I Cor. 14:23)
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PURPOSE-DRIVEN CHURCH
Worship service of Saints is the “seeker service” (I Cor. 14:23) Edification – Understanding – Not felt needs – “Judged” (I Cor. 14:12, 24-25)
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God’s Directives of Growth…
Faith – Hope – Love 2 Thess. 1:3 I Thess. 4:9-10 Rom. 15:13
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God’s Directives of Growth…
Faith – Hope – Love 2 Thess. 1:3 I Thess. 4:9-10 Rom. 15:13 Grace – Knowledge 2 Pet. 3:18, 2 Cor. 5:10-11, 14-15
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