![]() He proposes that church leaders ask of themselves, "What is our purpose?", "Why do we do what we do?", "What should we be doing?", and "How will you do that?" In this book Warren provides a guide to answer these questions on how to do church. ![]() Healthy, consistent growth is the result of balancing the five biblical purposes of the church." "If your church is healthy, growth will occur naturally. "The issue is church health, not church growth!" declares Warren. But he believes that in order for a church to be healthy it must be built around the five New Testament purposes given to the church by Jesus. Tradition, finances, programs, personalities, events, seekers and even buildings can each be the controlling force in a church. Warren writes that every church is driven by something. ![]() Warren suggests that these purposes are worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and mission, and that they are derived from the Great Commandment ( Matthew 22:37–40) and the Great Commission ( Matthew 28:19–20). ![]() The book is targeted to pastors and church leaders and advises them to base their ministry on God's purposes, not their own ideas of ministry, hence the term "Purpose Driven". ![]() The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission is a 1995 book by Rick Warren, founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, United States. ![]()
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