The Measure of a Church’s Soul February 16, 2010
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Church growth, Church Leadership, Core Values, Mission of the Church, The United Methodist Church.Tags: Church growth, Church Leadership, Church membership, Mission & Purpose
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“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” What a brilliant turn of phrase. Not where the heart is, the treasure will be, but what we count and pursue and value indicates what matters most to us. Genius. So, based on this premise from scripture, what does The United Methodist Church care most about? Well, what do we count and keep track of? We certainly spend a lot of time talking about “members” — they must be important. And attendance at worship. And dollars given weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, quadrennially. We talk a lot about launching new churches. So, if we look at what we treasure it is a straight line to what we value: MORE. We want more people, more money, and more property. This is what we value… at least on the quantitative side.
