An ascending church lives by God’s church growth principles. As a result, it grows to resemble the apostolic church in its love for Christ and passion for the lost. It is alive through the Holy Spirit’s power and regularly plants other churches.
A descending church exalts human opinion over God’s Word. Institutional protocols and self-protection become the norm. Death will be the inevitable result if the church continues in this pattern. But there is hope for every descending church!
Your church’s journey of renewal starts by learning about each of the principles below.
How well do you–and your church–live by God’s RENEW principles? Take the Church Growth Assessment to find out and begin your church’s journey of renewal.
In “recognition of their co-operation with His purpose, [God] was renewing His covenant that His Spirit should remain among them.”
