02910cam a2200301 a 4500 3322 3322 33131823 OCoLC 20181108155616.0 950824s1995 miua 000 0 eng 95040707 0310201063 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780310201069 (hardcover : alk. paper) (OCoLC)33131823 (OCoLC)786132528 (OCoLC)823669840 DLC eng DLC BAKER VP@ NLGGC BTCTA CWS YDXCP OCLCG SINLB GACCL TJX OKN BDX OCLCF L3B CIRBC BV652.2 .W38 1995 253 21 W274P 253.7 W292 Warren, Richard, 1954- The purpose driven church : growth without compromising your message & mission / Rick Warren. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub., c1995. 399 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references. Forward / W. A. Criswell -- Surfing spiritual waves -- The Saddleback story -- Myths about growing churches -- What drives your church? -- The foundation for a healthy church -- Defining your purposes -- Communicating your purposes -- Organizing around your purposes -- Applying your purposes -- Who is your target? -- Knowing whom you can best reach -- Developing your strategy -- How Jesus attracted crowds -- Worship can be a witness -- Designing a seeker-sensitive service -- Selecting your music -- Preaching to the unchurched -- Turning attenders into members (congregation) -- Developing mature members (committed) -- Turning members into ministers (core) -- God's purpose for your church. "The Purpose-Driven(r) Church has brought focus and direction to more pastors and church leaders than you can count. What a gift!"--John Ortberg, bestselling author 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 Rick Warren believes that in order for a church to be healthy it must become a purpose-driven church, built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus. "The issue is church health, not church growth!" declares Warren. "If your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church." Rick Warren shares a 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. The Purpose-Driven(r) Church shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing a people-building process. Warren says, "If you will concentrate on building people, God will build the church." -- publisher's description. Church growth. Evangelistic work. ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HMC HMC GEN 2018-11-08 640.00 0 253 W286P 003900 2018-11-08 00:00:00 2018-11-08 BK