num_pages: 288
description: One of the churchs primary responsibilities is to foster genuine spiritual growth in peoples lives. Todays pastors bring tremendous effort and passion to this task but they are often disappointed by people who sit in the pews for years knowing about Jesus but never really knowing him. In 2004 Willow Creek Community Church in suburban Chicago undertook a three-year study to measure spiritual growth called the REVEAL Spiritual Life Survey. Over the next six years additional data was collected from over a quarter million people in well over a thousand churches of every size denomination and geographic area. Move presents verifiable fact-based and somewhat startling findings from the latest REVEAL research drawing on compelling stories from actual peoplecongregation members of varying spiritual maturity as well as pastors who are equally candid as they share their disappointments and their successes. It provides a new lens through which church leaders can see and measure the evidence of spiritual growth. The local church is uniquely equipped to foster spiritual growth and challenge people to pursue a life of full devotion to Christ. Move helps pastors and church leaders inspire and direct that challenge with confidence as they lead their congregations to move closer to Christ.
language: English
title: Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal about Spiritual Growth
publisher: Zondervan