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Understanding Church Growth, Part 1

Philip Strong
12/12/21 - Sunday Morning Worship

Most congregations of the Lord’s people want to grow.  Their motivations may spiritually noble or selfishly pragmatic.  Some congregations only get concerned about “growing” when the membership level gets unsustainable.  Other groups want to grow spiritually and numerically (not for mere numbers’ sake, but for what those numbers represent).  But whatever the motive, the means considered and utilized vary widely.  Even among those who want to grow for the right reason(s) and in biblical ways look to a variety of passages for guidance. This lesson (Part 1 of 2) focuses on one passage, Acts 9:31.