Shaun Groves
I’m pondering what Seth says. He says it’s easier to sell great to people who already have good.
“…management consulting to well run companies, high end stereos to people with good stereos and yes, church services to the already well behaved.”
I’ve seen it a thousand times. A new charismatic pastor or a new church building or a new music style or a new playground doubles the size of a church overnight. And where did those people come from? The church down the street with the less charismatic pastor, the older church building, the less current music style and no playground. I’m not being critical, truly. Just observing.
Marketing permeates everything doesn’t it?
euphrony says:
Very true. “Church growth” could probably more often be accurately described as “church redistribution”. Reminds me of an old song from Ray Boltz – “Church Hop”.
Ryan G says:
Transplanting….the #1 source of population increase inside church buildings.
Evangelism….the #1 source of church growth.
Alexis says:
It makes me sad to see what is happening to churches in North America. So much upping each other and trying to please the congregations and not enough reaching out. I think it makes Jesus sad too.
mamasboy says:
Evangelism….the #1 source of church growth.
Interesting statement. It got me thinking about how this would change if one removed the children of christian parents from the picture. How much of the “growth” from generation to generation is attributable to evangelizing our own children vs. evangelizing the pagans around us? Are the children of Christian parents a drag or a boost to “church growth?” Anybody know of multigenerational studies?
MB