Spring Valley outgrew its building two years ago. Being structure-free is also a cost reducer that allows Spring Valley to broaden its leadership team. Because of the way we govern ourselves, shared ministry broadens the base. Within three years, Spring Valley will have four couples sharing the leadership. People are looking for friendships and relationships.
People are lonely.
His church is growing because the warmth of the members attracts the unchurch-ed, and once they come to Christ, they bring their friends, he said. Most of the pastors polled agreed that people are interested in learning what the gospel can do for them in a practical way. Questions of theology, debates centered on religious practices, and spats about whether the church sings choruses or hymns are of limited importance to the person truly seeking God. They add that prayer precludes everything. Regularly seeking God in fervent prayer is critical if Canadian Christians are to fulfill the Great Commission.