The Great Commission

Jesus made it crystal clear that He wants us to reach the world with the God News of Jesus Christ. The Church needs to enlarge it's circle and the church needs to grow deeper. The Great Commission gives us these 2 important mandates. When a church starts to get serious about going bigger and growing deeper it will face challenges. The challenges the church faces will come in many different faces. Sometime a church will have to look at what it is doing schedule wise. Sometime programs will need to be reevaluated or even eliminated. Parking will always need to be addressed. Space issues are always a concern. Worship space, Children and nursery areas will need upgrades. Bathrooms are key to maintaining larger crowds.

Now is the time for the church to take to heart the great commission. Now is the time for the church break down walls and fear not the unknown. Our God is able to provide for every need. Now is the time for us to seriously reach out to a world in desperate need for a savior who transforms us with His great power. We must pray. We must study. We must work. We must give. We must go bigger and grow deeper.

Go Bigger Growing Deeper

There is a tension between numerical growth and Spirtual growth in the church. We know it is Gods will for the church to grow numerical but it is equally essential for the church to help the body grow spiritually. As we reach out to the unchurched and the drop out church member we need to make our message meaty enough to spur the believer to greater maturity.

During the month of May here at the Springs we are going to be adressing this issue with the goal of challenging the church to go bigger and grow deeper. I am excited that our church is growing and I want to make sure that we help all people saved and unsaved take that next step to Christ and in Christ.

Breaking Barriers

Today at the Springs we broke a barrier that helped to see ministry in a totally different light. Today our church opperated at a different level because the more people you minister to more must be done. Here are several things we have to keep in mind.
* Parking needs will always need to be adressed and thought through. You need to have a parking plan. You can't grow with out a good parking plan and
room to park.
* You need volunteers to help greet people joyfully and give directions.
* You need people willing to help bring and serve snacks and drinks to the guests.
* You need to make your church facilty as nice as you can with what you have.
* You need to put your best foot forward in providing children's ministry
* You need good music
* Your message must speak to the needs
* You must be mindful of the time. If you say 1 hour than 1 hour. state your time of starting and ending.
* Let people know how much you appreciate them being there.
* above all put your whole ministry in the hands of God and trust Him to the work only He can do.

You can learn alot by setting goals to break barriers but it is worth it. When we break one barrier our faith grows and we know we can through the help of the Lord we can do all things through Christ.

That My House be full

Luke 14:23 teaches us that God desires a full house. God wants as many people in house as possible. A full house is a house full of possibilities. A full house is a house full of potential. A full house is a house filled with promise. God loved the world so much that He gave us His Son Jesus. The world is a big place filled with billions of people that need transformation. People are lookinbg for life change because what they are doing is not working. People are looking for meaning in life and for a cause bigger than themselves.

God has plans for people and He wants to get people in a position to get those plans. The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is Gods instrument to help people find Gods plan. God wants a full house because that means people are in a place to find a great life.

April 17th, 2011

Breaking barriers is huge. We are going to break a barrier here at the Springs on April 17th, 2011. The barrier we are going to break is about people. This barrier is about changing our culture to one that values reaching as many people as possible for the Glory of God and the expansion on His kingdom. It is our hope and prayer to have over 100 people in our worship service on April 17th, 2011 at 11am. This has never been done in this church.

LCD- Several months ago we put into place our LCD plan. This plan is simple

L=50
C=100
D=500

We wanted to have a consistent 50 people in our worship service and preach transformation of people, culture and attitude. Thanks be to God we have seen this. Now it is time to challenge our selves to the next step. 100 people in worship with a transforming message of life and growth.

Join us and make HIS-STORY on April 17th. Everyone is invited to help us smash this growth barrier and never look back again.

Church Growth Conference

Why have a church growth conference? Creating a culture of growth starts by being intentional. We want to be a growing church. We want to lay the foundation that we are interested in lost souls. We want to lay a foundation that says we want people growing in there faith.

When a church grows is is not an accident. Churches that grow plan to grow. Churches that grow have a strategy. Churches that grow are making a difference in peoples lives.

Jesus said He would "build His Church and the gates of hell would not prevail against it". The right vision with the system with the right effort equals results. It is Gods will for His church to grow. Lets join Christ in His mission.

Whats in a Name

This week Living Springs Church made a decision to start and use the name The Springs to represent the ministry. Why? We wanted to have a name that was easy to use and to remember. We wanted a name would say we are here and ready to meet the challenges of our times. The Springs is a place to find life and to be refreshed. People are not looking for religion they are looking for relationship. We want our church to be atractional and purposeful in it's attempt to help people find new life in Christ.