Should a Church Try to Grow in Size?

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Should a Church Try to Grow in Size?

25 min

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Church and MinistryEcclesiology

Should a Church Try to Grow in Size?

25 min

Episode 711 Show Notes

From the Show

A pastor’s primary calling is to give people the bread of life. And sometimes that isn’t going to attract a crowd. It didn’t on that day in John 6—many people left Jesus and he turned to his disciples and asked, “are you going to leave too?” And Peter says, “To whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life.”

–Adriel Sanchez

Should a Church Try to Grow in Size?

Questions in this Episode

  1. Are home churches biblical?
  2. What is the meaning and significance of Jesus being raised from the dead?
  3. Our church is receiving a new pastor, how should our church handle this transition?
  4. How should I study the book of Revelation in the Bible?
  5. Who was it that called out to the Lord in Sodom in Genesis 19?
  6. My extended family members started a church. My family and I were excited to begin attending but it seems as if the focus is always to grow in size rather than shepherd the people who are already there. We are about to leave because we don’t feel spiritually nourished. What do we do?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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