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Andy Stanley: North Point Community Church

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:48:00 -0700

"When I look in the New Testament, I see no evidence of any group saying 'our four and no more'-we know everyone here and we're comfortable.' Making people comfortable has never been the goal of the Church."

Josh Hunt

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:50:13 -0800

About half of the people at our worship gathering are new visitors each week. What's the best way to integrate regular attendees while at the same time focusing on outreach to the new guests?

My answer:
Invite them to a party. Take them out to lunch. Pay attention to them. Do something personal with them.

Josh Hunt
Good Questions Have Groups Talking
www.joshhunt.com

Paul Shrier

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:07:58 -0800

I am a practical theology professor at Azusa Pacific University. Researching non-profits and several other fields, I have come to the conclusion that churches need to develop impact targets. These target are the same as Andy Stanley's spiritual growth targets, focusing on the impact of the constituent as primary. Thank you for this article. My students are still suspicious of targets and the appreciate Andy Stanley. I will use this article as an example for them.