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Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. But he believes that in order for a church to be healthy it must be built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus. "The issue is church health, not church growth!" declares Warren.
In a metaphorical sense, just as a body is made up of many cells that give it life, the cell church is made of cell groups that give it life. These groups are known by a variety of other names, including life groups, small groups, [3] home groups, classes or class meetings (used historically in Methodism) [4] and fellowship groups.
The Purpose Driven Life was the most frequent response. The Purpose Driven Church, written prior to The Purpose Driven Life, was the second most frequent response. [14] Billy Graham described the book as one that would "guide you to greatness—through living the Great Commandment and the Great Commission of Jesus." [citation needed]
NCLS research describe themselves as "an immense cooperative research venture designed to resource congregations for mission" [4] that explores "aspects of both church and community life" The purpose of the National Church Life Survey project is to: [5] Analyse trends into church life comparing with previous surveys
Sonoma Community Center in Sonoma, California. A community centre, community center, or community hall is a public location where members of a community gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may be open for the whole community or for a specialized subgroup within the greater community.
Living Enrichment Center (LEC) was a New Thought organization and retreat center in the U.S. state of Oregon.It was founded in the farmhouse of senior minister Mary Manin Morrissey of Scholls, Oregon, in the mid-1970s; the church moved to a 94,500 square foot (8,800 m²) building on a forested area of 95 acres (384,000 m²) in Wilsonville in 1992.
The Universal Life Church was founded by Kirby J. Hensley, "a self-educated Baptist minister who was deeply influenced by his reading in world religion". [4] Religious scholar James R. Lewis wrote that Hensley "began to conceive of a church that would, on the one hand, offer complete freedom of religion, and could, on the other hand, bring all people of all religions together, instead of ...
The Hills Christian Life Centre, was founded by Houston's son, Brian Houston, and his wife Bobbie, at Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, in 1983, as an AOG church. [12] Frank Houston's Waterloo church merged with the Hills CLC in May 1999, [12] after he had been exposed as a paedophile, [6] and the church was renamed Hillsong Church in 2001. [12]