Tag: maturity
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Why Churches Don’t Grow: #3 No Spiritual Maturity Pathway
Today we’re continuing this series of blog posts about the 5 key contributors that lead to 80% of churches in America being stuck or in decline. These key contributors have been observed repeatedly in our work with churches at the Unstuck Group. While churches get stuck and decline for all kinds of reasons, these 5…
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Who is Resposible for the Spiritual Maturity of the Church?
I can remember when my kids were finally old enough to go downstairs, get their own cereal, and turn on the television to watch Saturday morning cartoons. I remember because Lisa and I finally got to sleep in! Every parent understands what an incredibly glorious moment this is. And if you haven’t experienced this yet,…
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a mile deep and an inch wide
Maturity is not what you know, but what you do with what you know. It is God’s people acting in obedience to what has been revealed to them! You see, knowledge is not the same as discipleship or spiritual maturity, it’s just not. For years I’ve heard people shout in protest and warning to the…
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3-2-B
Had a great time this past weekend landing the series that we’ve been in for the last few weeks at Cornerstone, “3-2-B”! We’ve been walking through three very simple, but very key words to our culture at Cornesrtone, “Worship, Grow, and Serve.” This past Sunday we landed on the fact that it is possible for…