The Everychurch Guide to Growth How Any Plateaued Church Can Grow

by Rainer, Thom S.; Wagner, C. Peter; Towns, Elmer L.

• ISBN13: 9780805401929
• ISBN10: 080540192X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

A growing church is a living church, but much of the attention in church growth today is focused on making big churches bigger. This encouraging new book shows members of small and medium-sized congregations how to revive and expand their ministries as well. Churches of every size tend to plateau in attendance and never break free of their self-imposed limitations or 'growth barriers'. This book gives detailed, practical instructions for breaking through those barriers to new levels of impact and service in the community. The EveryChurch Guide to Growth rallies church leaders and members to develop plans for strength and solid growth in the future.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
John C. Maxwell
INTRODUCTION Overcoming Barriers Facing Growing Churches	1	(20)
PART 1 Overcoming Small Church Barriers of 200 People	21	(50)
C. Peter Wagner
CHAPTER ONE Why Do Churches Face a 200 Barrier?	23	(20)
CHAPTER TWO The Cost of Breaking the 200 Barrier	43	(14)
CHAPTER THREE Action Steps toward Breaking the 200 Barrier	57	(14)
PART 2 Overcoming Middle-Sized Church Growth Barriers of 400 People	71	(48)
Thom S. Rainer
CHAPTER FOUR Barriers to Growth in the Middle-Sized Church	73	(24)
CHAPTER FIVE The Middle-Sized Church: A Ten-Point Checkup to Break Growth Barriers	97	(22)
PART 3 Overcoming Large Church Barriers of 1,000 People	119	(68)
Elmer L. Towns
CHAPTER SIX The Emergence of Megachurches	121	(12)
CHAPTER SEVEN Why the 1,000 Barrier Is Difficult	133	(16)
CHAPTER EIGHT Adding Cells and Congregations to Break 1,000	149	(20)
CHAPTER NINE Leadership to Break 1,000	169	(18)
EPILOGUE All Growth Has Upper Limits	187	(2)
Endnotes	189	(6)
Bibliography	195	(8)
Index	203