Title: Move : For Church Planters
One of the primary responsibilities of the church is to foster genuine spiritual growth in people’s lives. Pastors today bring tremendous effort and passion to this task, but they are often disappointed by people who sit in the pews for years, knowing 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 of a million people in more than a thousand churches of all sizes, denominations and geographies. Move presents verifiable, factual and somewhat surprising findings from the latest REVEAL research, drawing on compelling stories from real people – congregation members of varying spiritual maturity, as well as pastors who are equally candid when they share their disappointments and successes. It provides a new lens through which church leaders can view and measure evidence of spiritual growth. The local church is uniquely equipped to foster spiritual growth and inspire people to pursue a life of full devotion to Christ. Move helps pastors and church leaders inspire and lead this challenge with confidence as they lead their congregations closer to Christ.
INTRODUCTION: WHAT TO EXPECT
CHAPTER 1: THE TRUTH ABOUT SPIRITUAL GROWTH
1. Five Discoveries for Church Planters
2. The Spiritual Continuum
3. Three Spiritual Movements
CHAPTER 2: THE TRUTH ABOUT SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP
1. What Defines “Best Practices”?
2. Four Best Practices for Spiritual Leadership
3. The First Step Toward Christ-Centered Leadership
CHAPTER 3: BILL HYBELS Q&A
1. How I Would Plant a Church Today
APPENDICES
1. What Is REVEAL?
2. What Is the REVEAL Spiritual Life Survey?
3. Who Are the 1,000 Churches?
4. Who Are the Best-Practice Churches?
5. What Are the Spiritual Belief and Attitude Statements and Where Do They Come From?
6. Research Approach and Methodology
Move : For Church Planters
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