Fr. Larry Richards is the founder and president of The Reason for our Hope Foundation, a non- profit organization dedicated to ”spreading the Good News” by educating others about Jesus Christ. His new homilies are posted each week.
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How to BE the Church - Part 10: Good Problems!
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What if our Church just... oh, I don't know... quadrupled attendance overnight? No transfer growth... all NEW Christians. Praise God!
Now, picture some of the logistics around that.
Do we have to move?
Go to four services?
What kind of volunteer crisis would that create?
You think we have parking issues now?
Plus these would be new Christians who need discipleship, still living in all kinds of worldly ways, and not yet in a mature place to contribute financially or in ministry.
Growth is a good thing but the first Church is discovering it comes with good problems.
…
continue reading
Now, picture some of the logistics around that.
Do we have to move?
Go to four services?
What kind of volunteer crisis would that create?
You think we have parking issues now?
Plus these would be new Christians who need discipleship, still living in all kinds of worldly ways, and not yet in a mature place to contribute financially or in ministry.
Growth is a good thing but the first Church is discovering it comes with good problems.
306 episodes
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Manage episode 462138293 series 2328891
Content provided by Jonathan K. Gonyou. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jonathan K. Gonyou or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.
What if our Church just... oh, I don't know... quadrupled attendance overnight? No transfer growth... all NEW Christians. Praise God!
Now, picture some of the logistics around that.
Do we have to move?
Go to four services?
What kind of volunteer crisis would that create?
You think we have parking issues now?
Plus these would be new Christians who need discipleship, still living in all kinds of worldly ways, and not yet in a mature place to contribute financially or in ministry.
Growth is a good thing but the first Church is discovering it comes with good problems.
…
continue reading
Now, picture some of the logistics around that.
Do we have to move?
Go to four services?
What kind of volunteer crisis would that create?
You think we have parking issues now?
Plus these would be new Christians who need discipleship, still living in all kinds of worldly ways, and not yet in a mature place to contribute financially or in ministry.
Growth is a good thing but the first Church is discovering it comes with good problems.
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