Every church needs to grow warmer through fellowship, deeper through discipleship, stronger through through worship, and larger through evangelism.
Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point.
If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
A great commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will grow a great church.
It was while I was pastoring that I began to realize that pastors were not growing churches because they didn't understand leadership because they were not trained, adequate leaders.
My dad had a church of 90 people when I was born. It was just, over the years it continued to grow.
