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Church Growth Tips And Strategies 2022

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Church growth isn't just a theoretical concept. It's an emergency for many churches. So, how can a church grow in 2022? Whatever stage your church is at, your requirements are the same.

How can you develop your church? How can you attract visiting families? You are not alone in seeking new ways to increase attendance. Every month, over 2,000 Google searches are made for church engagement ideas, attendance boosters, and outreach techniques.

How Do You Promote Church Growth?

  • Create a mission statement for your organization. Growth should be given top priority.
  • Increase the effectiveness of children and youth programs.
  • Encourage your employees to participate.
  • Participate in the life of your community.
  • Collaborate with Churches in the Neighborhood.
  • Create a virtual church in your home.
  • Make Use of Social Media to Promote Your Organization.
Medieval church building with two ringing bells top scaled
Medieval church building with two ringing bells top scaled

COPYRIGHT_FELW: Published on https://www.fellowshipbcwaco.org/church-growth/ by Bernard Horne on 2022-04-07T08:21:55.198Z

3 Church Growth Myths

Maybe God is calling your church to a season of outreach or evangelism, or maybe expansion is a must. Whatever your motivation, you'll need a new outlook. You want a huge harvest, but first, you must plow up the soil and remove the weeds, exposing the fertile soil. Every misconception about growth hinders this harvest and your long-term ministry success. Many churches struggle to develop because they believe in the following growth myths.

Only A Healthy Church Grows

Sure, healthy things develop, but so do unhealthy things. Getting bigger doesn't mean everything is fine. Many churches have stories of seemingly successful church growth tactics that led to larger unhealthy churches that eventually exploded. Do you wish to grow? But you must not do so because you believe a larger church is healthier.

The Problem Is Poor Leadership

This fallacy has undoubtedly landed more preachers in counseling. Leadership is critical to church growth, but it is not the only factor. When a ministry grows, many internal and external elements come into play—leaders aren't the only determinant. When churches fail to grow, they often question those in control. Many churches have made the mistake of replacing a wonderful leader because they believed the pastor was impeding growth. Poor leadership is not always the cause of stagnation. Don't assume that's the problem.

Church Growth Requires A Holiday Focus

True, Easter and Mother's Day are busy times, but your growth isn't dependent on immaculate service. It's about cultivating a culture of constant outreach. While holidays allow you to reach a wider audience, most growth occurs throughout the year. Developing church-wide practices and attitudes can help you take advantage of those memorable days.

An inside view of a church
An inside view of a church

That Begins Church Growth

It's difficult to sort out the good ideas from the poor when looking through church growth guides or the internet. Are the procedures they recommend truly tried? Are they new? Do they work to keep younger churchgoers?

Decide To Grow

I know what you're thinking: “That's it?! I may have thought of it.” But listen. The US has 36,180 fitness clubs with a combined annual income of almost $25 billion. For a gym to be successful, it needs ten times more members than it has the capacity for, which is OK because only 18% of members go regularly. Inspire individuals to spend upwards of $800 a year for a gym membership, but not inspire them to go.

Churches are alike. They're motivated enough to send their pastor to church growth conferences, but church growth is like physical fitness—without motivation, you won't see results. Unlike fitness, where you simply have to motivate yourself, growing your church requires everyone to be motivated. Church growth necessitates teamwork. It's an uphill battle if only the pastor and a few families are committed. No matter how established your church is, if you want fast results, you need to adopt a church planting mindset.

Make Church Growth Your Priority In Your Mission

A mission statement is vital. It unites the community behind a common aim. Your mission statement should prioritize growth and naturally facilitate the church's objective and vision. Most rising churches advocate basic visions like “Love God, love others, serve many” or “Come see the church—be the church.” Easy to remember, understand, and rally around the mission. The leadership and church are committed to executing the process (clarity). The method is logical (moving) and executed in all ecclesiastical areas (alignment). The church abandons all non-process (focus) items.

Avoid Programs That Distraint From Your Ground Strategy

This is a distinct strategy. Your church has a bandwidth limit. That energy cannot be harnessed if it is not aligned with the church's ultimate mission, vision, and goals. Fast-growing churches have acknowledged the necessity to reduce programs and activities that distract leadership, volunteers, and members. Learning to say yes to the proper opportunities and no to the wrong ones leads to church growth.

Create (And Promote) An Invitation Form

The main pastor of Epic Church in Philadelphia, Kent Jacobs, spent several minutes every week inviting everyone to invite friends and family. Then he would ask for prayers to fill the church's empty seats. Also, they made invitations with the sermon series image on the front and the address and meeting times on the reverse.

Congregants could personalize their invitations. Each member was given ten personal invitation cards to distribute during the week. Every church we visited had personal invitation cards on every chair in the auditorium, and every service took 5–8 minutes to stress the invitations.

Energize Youth Ministries

This is a great way to get kids involved in church. People who lost connection with the church in their teens have kids and want the church to impact them. Even those who have never visited a church often consider making it a part of their lives. Youth and children's ministries in smaller churches can quickly become casual and community-like.

Conclusion

Start testing these concepts if it makes sense. Finally, church growth is about seizing your unique opportunity. These are stories of churches that spotted a need or an opportunity and created a solution.

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Bernard Horne

Bernard Horne - In this signature of the father, Jesus, and the holy spirit. Exploring how God’s Word challenges us to live 100% according to His will so that we can come to a life of victory!

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