We Bring Em, You Preach to Em

What is church?  Well, church is a place that people come together to worship God, and hear His word.  Okay, so who is the church?  Is it the people who work at the church?  No. The church is us.  Ah, so now we are getting somewhere.  So church is us, and it is at a place we all come together.  Now, how do we make church bigger.  God has asked us to help expand the kingdom of God.  If there are more believers then the church will grow.  Many people are waiting for the pastor to make the church grow, or the music ministry to be so good that church grows.  Or others might be thinking that the marketing needs to be better, or being on television is the key.  None of these are quite right though.  The pastor defines the vision of the church, the staff keeps the church on that vision, but it is the members actions that decides the action of the church.  If the people of a church decide to grow the church, then the church will grow.  The largest church in the world, located in Korea, was grown when the people began to grow the church.  There was no advertising, and during much of the growth the pastor was in and out, often sickly.  But Dr. Yong E Cho persevered.  It was when the people united to lead their community to the Lord that the church grew, and church then was doing exactly what it is supposed to do.  You should get plugged into a good church, and then go out into your world and invite others to your church, a great weekly reminder of what we are all here to do.  Let the pastor know, “hey we bring em, you preach to em.”