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The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message and Mission
Published by Zondervan Audio
Narrated by Jay Charles
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Every church is driven by something. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers, and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But Rick Warren believers that in order for a church to be healthy if must become a purpose-driven church by Jesus. Now the founding pastor of Saddleback Church shares a proven five-part strategy that will enable your church to grow. . .- Warmer through fellowship - Deeper through discipleship - Stronger through worship - Broader through ministry - Larger through evangelism. Discover the same practical insights and principles for growing a healthy church that Rick has taught in seminars to over 22,000 pastors and church leaders from sixty denominations and forty-two countries. The Purpose Driven Church® shifts the focus away from church building programs to emphasizing a people-building process. Warren says, "If you will concentrate on building people, God will build the church."
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"I have ambivalent feelings toward Rick Warren. I like him because God has used him to reach so many people for Christ. At the same time, it perplexes me that he is able use the common language in order to accomplish it. This just doesn't fit my personality in how I preach the Gospel. In fact it doesn't even fit the pathos of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary or a large percentage of Bostonians. Yet, Haddon Robison, the preaching professor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, wrote that a "wise pastor should read [it] three times," and Robinson has an extensive vocabulary.Please do not misunderstand me. I praise God for Rick Warren's ministry, because people are being saved. This is what the Gospel is all about. Yet, I have difficulty in comprehending how a man has the ability to preach the Gospel to so many people with such a common vocabulary? I tend to want to use larger words when needed. For I feel it’s always fitting to use the most precise word within their context. I even concluded that if the word is in a newspaper, encyclopedia or magazine it's fair game to use in a sermon. Yet, it seems the majority of the people - educated or not - like to hear sermons in the common language, rather than with big words.So here is my dilemma. Either I begin using more common words, which doesn't fit my personality. Or I can take a key theme from “The Purpose Driven Church,” which is to be myself, and allow God to work through me. I find the latter approach to be more effective. This grants me the ability to be more authentic. It also seems to be the similiar approach for the news commentator Dennis Miller. His story is that he was tired of having poor test scores in high school that he decided to broaden his vocabulary by literally studying all the SAT words he could. Now, he is considered to have a very large vocabulary, and is able to communicate very well to his audience. Consequently, I don't consider having a slew of words like Dennis Miller. However, I was also sick of getting bad grades. Thus, it has become my mission to have a large vocabulary, in order to be more effective in communicating to others.So even though Rick Warren chooses to preach the Gospel to people through his personality, I believe that God can use my personality to also preach the Gospel, even if it's different from Rick Warren's choice of words."
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great advice for pastors! Be purpose-driven in your approach and allow Jesus to build the church.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so inspiring and helpful, and I have bought a few hard copies for friends of mine!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is one I recommend for any leaders, pastors, aspiring leaders , ministers or believers who has a heart for the edifying of the body of Christ. Awesome info that I am now held responsible for applying.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5the subtitle should be "A Jesuit Handbook for Taking over the Protestant Church" ... just kidding.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Rick Warren's seminal work on the core purpose of church and using the experiences he has gained from planting and building Saddleback Church in California
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rick Warren presents the structure, philosophy, and theology that are the foundation for Saddleback Church. While a prescription for the megachurch of which he is the lead pastor, it is written as a guide for utilizing these principles to structure your church without suggesting that this is the only way to structure a church.