Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 253
EAN: 9780310201069
ISBN: 0310201063
Label: Zondervan
Manufacturer: Zondervan
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: 1995-11-27
Publisher: Zondervan
Studio: Zondervan

This is a five-point strategy for attracting and spiritually maturing the unchurched, from the pastor of Saddleback Church.
The thesis of The Purpose Driven Church is that when churches think first about their health, growth is sure to follow. "If your church is healthy," writes Rick Warren, "growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church." These five purposes are to "Love the Lord with all your heart," "Love your neighbor as yourself," "Go and make disciples," "[Baptize] them," and "[Teach] them to obey." And those purposes can only be accomplished, argues Warren, when church leaders stop thinking about church-building programs and shift their focus to a "people-building process" involving fellowship, discipleship, worship, and evangelism. Warren, the founder of the fastest-growing Baptist church in American history, has taught seminars to thousands of pastors from all over the world, many of whom have successfully implemented his techniques.

Customer Rating:
Summary: The Purpose Driven Church
Comment: In The Purpose Driven Church, Rick Warren gives church pastors and leaders suggestions for making their church the church God intends it to be. Unfortunately, his suggestions require effort by those church leaders which they may not be willing to give. Instead of endless brainstorming to involve those in the church who never do more than attend worship services, Warren suggests going out into the community to find the unchurched and invite them to the church. He suggests being open to new ideas and having vision.
The book is easy to read, well-organized and provides many other suggestions and examples for making churches more dynamic, inviting, mission-oriented, and more aligned with God's purposes for it. If you feel that your church could be more than it is, you might want to read this book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: completely satisfied
Comment: This was my first experiance with Amazon and I was completely satisfied .The book was just like new ,I don't think it had ever been read .It was sent fast and packaged good .I would buy again .
Thanks for a good first time experiance .

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Customer Rating:
Summary: What can you say
Comment: I have read this book many, many times. The only things about it that I don't like are all the references to growth it contains. The dustcover has so many references to growth it sickens me, but Warren probably didn't write that and the publishers know who will be reading.

The book is great at helping a church ask questions that need to be asked and helping a church to find a paradigm that would be pleasing to God. Regardless of what type of church you are in this book will be of some benefit to you. If you've got a problem with the paradigm of being purpose driven then you've got a problem with scripture.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Sudy Book
Comment: I purchased these for my Graceful Ladies Bible Study group, at their request. We haven't begun, yet, but we are anxious to get started.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good book
Comment: I enjoyed this book better than the Purpose Driven Life. Good sound strategies or a seeker service style program.

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