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Purpose-Driven® Church Basic.
For churches interested
in continuing growth, successfully reaching out to the unchurched is
matter of shifting perspective – seeing the church from an “outsider’s”
point of view. Of course, that’s backwards thinking for many churches,
who struggle to make might- be members see the church exactly the same
way they do. An impossible feat for those who don’t yet know Christ.
Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church and best-selling
author of The Purpose-Driven® Church, believes growing churches
focus more on what newcomers need to hear than on what seasoned
Christians typically want to tell them. “Most unbelievers,” says
Warren, “are looking for relief, not another version of ‘the truth.’”
Not exactly a new phenomenon. Warren points out that “Jesus often
established a beachhead for evangelism in a person’s life by meeting a
felt need... God uses all kinds of human needs to get people’s
attention.”
Warren’s philosophy is backed by years of research,
observation and personal experience: in just 15 years, Saddleback grew
from one family to 10,000 in worship attendance. Attracting a following
that sizable wasn’t (and still isn’t) a matter of gimmicks; it’s a
matter of prioritizing. By dealing first with people’s needs, hurts,
and interests, Jesus made his message one of compassion and relevance.
He drew people to him by loving them – not by boring or browbeating
them into submission.
The caveat, however, is be seeker
sensitive without being seeker-driven. The leadership of Granger
Community Church is careful not to confuse the two. The mindset is
straightforward: “People need to know they matter to us before they can
hear that they matter to God.” Rob Wegner, Granger’s pastor of life
development and a previous keynote speaker at Saddleback’s
Purpose-Driven® Church Conference, echoes Warren’s conviction that, to
teach as Jesus did, we must make the message interesting. Not diluted.
Not “dumbed-down.” Just relevant and intriguing. After all, Jesus was a
master storyteller who captivated his audiences – our perfect teaching
example.
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