He doesn t intend for every congregation to become a super church or for every pastor to work his way up the denominational hierarchy from large church to larger church. If you want to imitate or envy another church, pick the one that prays the most, outreaches the most, and sacrifices the most. Emulate the church with the culturally diverse congregation, the greatest number of new converts, the one with long tenured, well treated staff, and the one that sends out its own missionaries. Let them set the table for new ministry activities in your church that s what they re best at doing. Churches and denominations don t need to perpetually reinvent the wheel.
Spiritual growth is a hands-on, interactive process of going and growing.
When we go into the world to minister, we quickly experience the inner joy of making an eternal impact on the lives of others. Rather than paying the staff to be the only ones in the ball game, church members must be willing to carry the ball themselves through active, personalized ministry. God has awesome challenges, but wonderful blessings, in store for Christians willing to follow Him into the future.