Growth
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It's common to hear stories of churches that come face to face with a financial crisis and decide that it's finally time to make some changes to their style of ministry. But what about churches that aren't facing a financial crisis and don't "have" to change to stay afloat?
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Have you ever visited a church where everyone wears their "Sunday best", the pastor smiles and is cleanly shaven, but when it comes time for the call to salvation at the end of the service, you can hear the crickets chirping? Perhaps things are going too well at your church, or running too smoothly.
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It's easy to prepare for disasters (fire insurance, fire extinguishers, escape plans) but what about church growth?
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Every number has a name, every name has a story, and every story matters to God.
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Assimilation... it sounds like a big scary word, but it's really not that bad!
To assimilate a guest means to include them into the larger whole, or to involve them.
When you think of it like that, assimilation starts to sound like something that all churches want for every guest that comes through the doors.