The Dos and Don'ts of Growing Your Small Church

Small churches are way better to attend than big churches

so dont preach, sin, hell, convictiion, ect...

Funny how the topic of loneliness comes up in this message BEFORE the pandemic, and just how much more true that is today. Good stuff.

02/05/24: Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2. The word of God must never be compromised.

Don't talk about anything important if it's true, SatanTube just hates that!

Why are we going to lunch with our same friends but not the new people who just joined the church 🤔

The perfect church on Earth does not exist and you cannot make the perfect church. If you can prove me wrong and find this church DO NOT JOIN IT!!! If you do you will spoil it.

Here is a look at what it looked like in the beginning according to "The Acts of the Holy Spirit" - Acts. The book narrates the early history of the Christian Church, describing the actions and experiences of the apostles and other early followers of Jesus Christ after His resurrection.

Here is a taste of what it was like:

The Holy Spirit's Empowerment: The book emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in empowering and guiding the apostles and early believers. The Holy Spirit is portrayed as the driving force behind the spread of Christianity, enabling the disciples to perform miracles, preach with boldness, and establish new Christian communities.

The Growth of the Church: Acts showcases the rapid expansion of Christianity from Jerusalem to various regions, including Samaria and the Gentile world. The book illustrates how the apostles' preaching and the work of the Holy Spirit led to the conversion of many people, leading to the establishment of churches in different cities.

Proclamation of the Gospel: Throughout Acts, there is a consistent focus on the proclamation of the Gospel message, centered on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The apostles and early believers are depicted as dedicated messengers, sharing the Good News with both Jews and Gentiles.

Persecution and Opposition: Acts highlights the challenges and opposition faced by the early Christians, both from Jewish religious leaders and from various Gentile communities. Despite facing persecution, the believers remain steadfast in their faith and continue to spread the Gospel.

Conversion and Transformation: The book features several significant conversion stories, such as Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus (resulting in him becoming the apostle Paul) and the conversion of Cornelius, a Gentile Roman centurion. These conversions exemplify how God's grace and the work of the Holy Spirit can bring about radical transformations in people's lives.

Community and Fellowship: Acts portrays the early Christian community as united and supportive of one another. Believers are depicted as sharing resources, breaking bread together, and supporting those in need, emphasizing the importance of community and fellowship in the Christian faith.

Overall, the book of Acts serves as a historical account of the early Church's beginnings and its mission to spread the Gospel to the ends of the earth. It emphasizes the importance of the Holy Spirit's guidance, the proclamation of the Gospel, and the transformational power of faith in Jesus Christ.

This video has great information, and I will use it accordingly when appropriate. Thank you for making this. It is ironic reading these comments saying "this isn't what church is supposed to be" as 3500+ churches are closing every year in the United States. The boat is sinking beneath the water and people are still focused on the rain. My descendants will be able to look back at the other comments here for a good laugh at how Christians themselves are their own worst enemy. "Rofl Grandpa, they really thought that negative sermons, judging each other and feeling bad about everything is what God wanted?"

I would like to close with this snippet of history which highlights how the "guilt thing" came about in the middle ages:
Early Church Period (1st to 3rd centuries): In the early years of Christianity, the emphasis was more on spreading the message of Jesus Christ and forming a cohesive community. However, as the church became more organized and institutionalized, concepts like Original Sin and the need for redemption through Christ's sacrifice began to take hold. The idea of human unworthiness and the need for repentance were gradually introduced, contributing to the development of feelings of guilt and fear.

Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries): During the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church held significant political power, and religious authority played a dominant role in society. This period saw the rise of penance, indulgences, and the fear of damnation. Religious leaders often used guilt and fear to maintain control over the masses, promoting the idea that only through the church's sacraments and hierarchy could salvation be attained.

so... it has nothing to do with preaching the Gospel of Christ that costed the perfect blood of God Himself?? wow!!

The goal of Sunday morning worship is to bring a group of Christians together for worshiping God, for encouragement, and to increase Bible knowledge. However, Christians need small groups and mature Christian friends to nurture discipleship, spiritual growth, consecration and Bible knowledge. The Sunday morning worship service, as important as it is, is not meant to fulfill everything that a person needs to become a mature Christian.

This is not right pastor... that is not the purpose of the church.

To prove this to anyone listening ask yourself how many verses did the pastor quote to support anything he said?

I believe that God provides for all of our needs; nothing is coincidental

Biggest deficiency is loneliness - update that to post-covid - comes back to relationships

That sounds like Paul Maxwell doing your intro and outro narration... That was a big punch in the gut knowing he's not a Christian anymore. God used his teaching in a huge way to shape my faith in college. Great pointers in the video though!

The scary thing is, the bigger the church the more likelihood for unbiblical teaching and the smaller the church the more likelihood they're closer to biblical truths. There are outliers of course; fringe doctrines, scorned church members who start their own church out of bitterness, that leader spoils the Bread of Life from Christ.

Thank you

THIS IS A MESSAGE FROM HELL.

What's the proper timing to hire staff for growth. Hire a full staff to facilitate growth or grow first then add staff?

This man is Satan’s voice
A wolf not even in sheeps clothing

I just got kicked out of the church because of my background.
The church is and mostly are controlled by the government and wealthy people and money.
Don't be deceived

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 in 6 minutes I have learned something that takes hours for people to explain

It should not be "how to grow your church" for Jesus Christ is the head of the Church and there is but one church. A man cannot own or run a church, like its some business/enterprise with an owner or CEO. I know most of us here genuinely love Jesus and wish to serve Him and feed his flock, but we should endeavour to serve Him in a spirit of obedience, humility and truth. Christ has but one church he instituted in this world, and he built that church on the Rock Peter. And that church is still here to see today. The Catholic Church. May God bless you all and lead you to the fullness of Truth.

Sorry, but this is a flawed view of what the church should be. Encouragement can sometimes be used from the pulpit but certainly not every message.

I'm sure when Jesus said "Pick up your cross and follow me" he was 100% concerned with how uplifting that message was.

Jesus never said make people feel good about themselves! He preached repent and believe the gospel!

Great perspective. Its never about whether I agree or disagree, its about hearing how others are serving Christ. Love it.

When you say “worship”. I think you mean praise.

The goal of the church it’s not to try and make the members feel good. The purpose of the church is to create the members to be holy and consecrated and set apart from the world. And that kind of message doesn’t always feel good but it will save the soul!

This is the best way to create the best lukewarm church ever! 👍 Treating the church as a corporation a business is disgusting, Jesus didn't die on a cross so that you hypocrites could have a big church where you could hear sweet messages to tickle your ears, He died for the ministry of reconciliation! to restore us to the Father and manifest the life of the Son of G-d Jesus on earth. Why don't you try His presence or speaking to the people from His Glory instead of from a business/marketing/PR model?.....sad!

Thank lot for the amazing message. I will implement in our house prayer fellowship.

The point about combating loneliness was key! So easy to hang out with church friends and forget the visitors. People followed Jesus because he met people where they were and drew them in to His message. People want to feel loved and valued. Good job!

I appreciate your insight. I think that people go to church for different reasons. It’s about equipping believers with revelant topics in life.

Great message Dean. I needed to hear this as a Praise and Worship Leader for two different churches. Thanks so much for your encouragement.