TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warren,Rick
TI  - The purpose driven church: growth without compromising your message & mission 
SN  - 9780310201069
AV  - BV652.W292.P877 1995 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Zondervan
KW  - Church growth
KW  - Evangelistic work
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 1; 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
N2  - 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 believers that in order for a church to be healthy if must become a purpose driven church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church 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. Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries. The Purpose Driven 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."
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