Church Growth: Facing Internal and External Problems

The central function of the church is to proclaim the gospel, by both deed and word. The book of Acts adds to that statement that the good news must be proclaimed with boldness, as there will be enemies to the proclamation of the message of freedom in Jesus Christ. When the Good News is preached boldly, the church will grow, and that will cause growing pains both internally and externally. We balance the priority of evangelism (the synoptic Great Commission) with the priority of for the sheep (John’s Great Commission). God will provide the leadership and infrastructure to make sure all needs are met.