Beware V

With our church growing like gang busters and averaging a 30 - 47 % annual growth rate for the 6 year history of our church's existence, I think this post is particularly relevant. Again, this is written by Pastor Noble of New Spring Church and is the last post for this Beware series.


#5 - The “This Is Too Big” Person

These people amaze me. A church will begin growing, lives will begin to change...literally the Bible begins to come to life...and because a person finally has to face the fact that the church is not about them...they take off, saying that the church is TOO BIG.

Now, that same person will go to a college football game the day before with between 80,000 to 100,000 fans (99% of whom they do not know) and be absolutely PUMPED that the stadium is packed. (Usually a sign that their team is winning!)

BUT...they want to go to “God’s house” the next day and desire for it to be small and “intimate.” Hmmmm, they want the football crowd to grow and the church crowd to be small...sounds like some very screwed up priorities to me.

Bottom line...the church is SUPPOSED to grow–period! And if it gets “too big” for someone, I would say it’s because their heart is “too small.” Seriously, ask yourself, what spiritual force would motivate someone to get angry when large numbers of people are coming to Christ and being taught to walk in an intimate relationship with Him? Jesus...or satan? Seriously – it’s NOT rocket science.

Let the “this is too big” person go...