The Church: Our Greatest Evangelistic Enemy?

February 17, 2007 in Growing Strategies with 1 Comment

As a pastor, I want people to become Christ-followers. I want them to fall in love with God’s Word and experience the joy of gathering with other believers in both home groups and corporate worship, as well as the fulfillment of finding a place to serve in ministry.

But I face one big challenge. Every time Christians step inside a church, it can remove them from the place where they have the greatest impact for God’s Kingdom—the world. It’s sad, but I wonder if we’ve inadvertently designed our ministries to isolate Christians from the places where God really wants us to be…

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One Response to “The Church: Our Greatest Evangelistic Enemy?”

  1. jane muir February 17, 2007 at 11:13 pm #

    great article Tony! We are not called to be friends with only our church family!