The Importance of Relational Church Life

Is it possible for a pastor of a large congregation to develop personal relationships with each member? Toby Logsdon speaks on the reality of relational church life in a large congregation. He points out that the capacity for personal relationships is limited to around 100 people. In a church of 5,000, it becomes impossible for the pastor to personally know every member. Thus, it is essential for church members to develop relationships within the church. Without relationships, there is no platform for direction or biblical truth to be spoken into a person's life. Logsdon emphasizes the need to invest in personal relationships, learning to love and serve one another as Christ has loved and served us. This may be an impossible aspiration, but it is still a goal that every Christian should strive towards because Jesus has instructed us to love one another as He has loved us. John 13:34 (NKJV): "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another."