6 cautions about church growth
I start this post with a caveat: I believe in the historical understanding of Church Growth, marked by evangelism that necessarily resulted in disciples in the local church.
Five ways for churches to thrive in 2025
As I’ve thought about how to help churches thrive, I want to suggest five steps that might help your church thrive in 2025.
FIRST PERSON: 4 actions to help reach younger generations
BURLINGTON, Ky. (BP) – One of the strategic action goals of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Vision 2025 is to “turn around the ongoing decline in the SBC in reaching, baptizing and discipling those under the age of 18.” I think most pastors, churches and church members recognize the need to reach and disciple young people and are supportive of all such efforts. There is a difference between being supportive of an effort and being intentional about taking steps to make progress towards kingdom-minded objectives.
