06.29.10
Defining a Big Church
This week Claude King and I are with twenty something people from FBC Braymer, Missouri. This incredible church has an average attendance of about 110. But this is a very big church. Let me see if I can give you a few markers for what I'm thinking is a big church (at least my thoughts today).
A big church…
- is made up of real, authentic people who know they are a family, and prove it as they go about accomplishing tasks.
- has a humble pastor. A person who relates as an equal and knows when to put on the leader hat.
- realizes she is the bride of Christ and is preparing for His return by discipling one another.
- has a strong percentage of her membership leading and learning to lead.
- is telling others about Jesus while becoming like Him themselves.
- has major influence in the community where God has placed her. FBC Braymer Missouri has an average attendance of 110 but is located in a community of 900 people.
Bob Russell, retired pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY (a mega mega church) once told me that one of the roles of the local church is to be a conscience for the community. Imagine how much influence a church of 110 has in a community of 900 people.
Rural pastor, you are vital to the Kingdom of God and you probably pastor a very big church.
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