The Purpose-Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission | 
 enlarge | Author: Rick Warren
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 12122
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0310201063
Dewey Decimal Number: 253
UPC: 025986201067
EAN: 9780310201069
ASIN: 0310201063
Publication Date: November 27, 1995
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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.
Product Description
This groundbreaking book offers a biblical yet practical strategy that will empower churches to minister in the 21st century. After testing and refining these concepts for fifteen years, Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church, shares the five-part growth strategy he developed. It gives a step-by-step process that will cause your church to grow warmer through ministry, and larger through evangelism.
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 completely satisfied October 12, 2008
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 .
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What can you say July 29, 2008
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.
Sudy Book May 26, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Good book January 30, 2008
I enjoyed this book better than the Purpose Driven Life. Good sound strategies or a seeker service style program.
The Bible of Church Management January 2, 2008
This is an excellent text for any phase of church management. I kept trying to find areas to disagree with and I found none!
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