"Those five factors of success are
*attendance,
*amount of money donated,
*number of programs available,
*the number of staff members hired,
*and the amount of square footage that has been built out.
"The idea is that we measure that every week and if the numbers are bigger this week than they were 52 weeks ago, we say, 'yes, we are a healthy and growing church and here's the evidence,'" he continued.
"But the problem with that, of course, is that Jesus didn't die for any of those measures."
CP
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20
*attendance,
*amount of money donated,
*number of programs available,
*the number of staff members hired,
*and the amount of square footage that has been built out.
"The idea is that we measure that every week and if the numbers are bigger this week than they were 52 weeks ago, we say, 'yes, we are a healthy and growing church and here's the evidence,'" he continued.
"But the problem with that, of course, is that Jesus didn't die for any of those measures."
CP
For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
Matthew 18:20