Perry Noble Leadership Podcast

Episode Summary As church leaders--we have to STOP feeling guilty about wanting our church (or ministry) to grow. When more people show up to an athletic event--it's because the team is winning. When a concert is sold out--its because the artist is good. When a restaurant has a long wait list, it's because the food is amazing! However, for some reason - it seems when lots of people begin to attend a church, that church is either compromising (aka "not preaching the Gospel) - or it's a "feel good church" (I guess churches are supposed to make people feel bad!) The biggest resistance we receive to church growth is not from atheists or anti-Christian establishments--but rather from the people within the actual church. Why? Three Reasons... #1 - Comfort When people fall in love with the way things are--the church is dangerously close to becoming a dinosaur. "I want to go to a church where everybody knows everybody," is a popular saying among the church crowd; however, it's not abo