false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173108439m/246263.jpg 246263 7 The thesis of <I>The Purpose Driven Church</I> is that when churches think first about their <I>health</I>, growth is sure to follow. "If your church is healthy," writes Rick Warren, "growth will occur naturally. Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church." These five purposes are to "Love the Lord with all your heart," "Love your neighbor as yourself," "Go and make disciples," "[Baptize] them," and "[Teach] them to obey." And those purposes can only be accomplished, argues Warren, when church leaders stop thinking about church-building programs and shift their focus to a "people-building process" involving fellowship, discipleship, worship, and evangelism. Warren, the founder of the fastest-growing Baptist church in American history, has taught seminars to thousands of pastors from all over the world, many of whom have successfully implemented his techniques. 1502447 27 11 1995 The Purpose-Driven Church total:194|5:57|4:67|3:29|2:24|1:17| 194 705 284 23 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 08:35:44 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 09:04:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 18 18:46:38 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 18:01:23 -0700 2009 Everything church is driven by something. Traditions, finances, personalities, events, even the building can be the driving force. Rick W...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Mar 08 10:12:22 -0800 2008 Fri May 02 17:13:21 -0700 2008 The Purpos...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 26 06:49:55 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 25 18:48:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:35:18 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 08:37:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Feb 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:49:22 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 06:51:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 16:35:28 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 16:38:32 -0800 2009 2 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 19:27:13 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:31:47 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Tue Jul 14 17:12:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 17:13:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 17 13:32:04 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 13:32:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 15 02:29:04 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 02:29:58 -0800 2009 ]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jan 03 08:59:24 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 08:59:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jan 03 18:13:22 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 18:15:01 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sat Mar 08 07:15:31 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 08 07:18:28 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 19 21:59:51 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 12 08:17:32 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 21:59:51 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Jun 30 13:43:40 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 13:46:24 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sun Jul 08 16:41:30 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 16:41:59 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Nov 16 09:28:09 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 16 09:30:23 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Tue Oct 16 07:08:32 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 16 07:08:32 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Fri Jul 18 06:12:37 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 06:13:34 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=246263