If the answer is yes, praise the Lord! Unfortunately, too many of our churches have become lethargic and inwardly focused. In the meantime, our world continues to drift and remain spiritually separated from God.

We need the Lord to transform our people into an outwardly-focused family, seeking to impact the world with the good news of Jesus Christ. We need a biblical strategy to guide us in fulfilling the Great Commission of Matthew 28 and Acts 1. We need to follow the Master Church Builder of Matthew 16 and abide in The Vine of John 15. We need a new “heartset.”

Leading research by church growth expert Thom Rainer, involving thousands of churches across the United States and including the most effective evangelistic churches, reveals that biblical preaching, intentional prayer ministries, and evangelistically-oriented Sunday Schools are still key growth methodologies.

We need a church growth strategy that combines these three tools into a comprehensive plan. We need a new spiritual “heartset” based on scriptural principles and practical experience in the local church.