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Use a Better Standard to Measure Church Success

Hal Seed

How to Use a Better Standard to Measure Church Success

I don’t know where we got the idea that church success should be measured in nickels and noses (or attendance and dollars). I affirm that large numbers in church is better than small and more money for ministry is better than less. But if Jesus’ goal is to build his church, I believe there are better questions than, “How many were here last week? And How much did they give?”

Hal Seed

How to Launch 163,000 Churches

God has done exceedingly abundantly above all we could ask or imagine. By His grace, New Song has played a significant part in planting 163,000 churches around the world. Those 163,000 churches have seen over 7,000,000 come to Christ.
The other day I asked myself, “How did this happen?” …God often orchestrates miracles through the actions of people. So what can church leaders do to increase the potential for ministry miracles? I’ve got seven suggestions for you:

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