It may be fine and dandy to talk the talk of being purpose-driven but if you are not putting the purposes into action and practice, there is a vital sign that is going to show a lack of health in the church. Proper application is crucial to a church to fulfill the five purposes within the congregation. To really apply these purposes, you need to start from the ground up. Assimilating new members of the fellowship with the purposes to evaluating the church based on the purposes, you have to do it all. Many churches build programs without much purpose and just see the topic and say it works. If you don't research and analyze what is meant for the particular congregation and the purposes of the church, it might not fit into the church even though it looks cool and flashy.
That is the one thing that gets me when I see churches falling apart and they remove programs because "it's not fulfilling our purpose". My question is "What is your purpose then?" If it's not God's purposes that you are following, then your ministry will be falling on its knees to God for not fulfilling God's will.
Apply the purposes in ALL aspects, follow God's direction in ALL areas, and your WHOLE ministry will be fruitful.
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