The purpose driven church : growth without compromising your message & mission / Rick Warren.

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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.

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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