If there is anything pastors think about a lot (aside from when lunch is), it’s the health and growth of their church. Granted they think about it from a variety of perspectives. Numbers can be seen and used in different ways. We even have a thing called the “church growth movement” dedicated to helping pastors grow their churches. I pastor a small church (less than 100, but whose counting? er, wait). I’m always thinking about the health and growth of our church. I want to see individual Christians grow. As I was thinking about this recently I was reminded of another word the Bible uses to describe growing believers; fruitful. What’s the difference? Aren’t they the same thing? I don’t think so.
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I’ve heard it. If you’re in ministry you’ve no doubt heard it. You’ve probably heard it even if you aren’t in ministry. It goes something like, “I’m not growing here.” Or, “I’m not growing in that group or under that person.” Or, “I’m not hearing anything I haven’t heard before.” This person isn’t so much looking for the latest or greatest, nor do they have itching ears that want to hear what they want to hear. Rather they are someone who has been, at least in their experience, to the mountain top, and nothing else can measure up. They are the (virtually) unteachable Christian. They are the unchallenged Christian.
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If there is anything pastors think about a lot (aside from when lunch is), it’s the health and growth of their church. Granted they think about it from a variety of perspectives. Numbers can be seen and used in different ways. We even have a thing called the “church growth movement” dedicated to helping pastors grow their churches. I pastor a small church (less than 100, but whose counting? er, wait). I’m always thinking about the health and growth of our church. I want to see individual Christians grow. As I was thinking about this recently I was reminded of another word the Bible uses to describe growing believers; fruitful. What’s the difference? Aren’t they the same thing? I don’t think so.
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