THE BUILDING OF A GREAT EFFECTIVE CHURCH!

In my opinion, a great church is the one that reaches the most people, that teaches the most people, that wins the most people and makes disciples of the most people as related to their possibilities.
 
A great church can be built at any location, on any site, under all conditions, at any given time, by any group of people of any educational level -- providing that body of believers will carry out the MANDATE of our Lord’s commission; to reach out to the last person, to teach everyone we reach, to WIN the lost at home and in the regions beyond, and to make disciples of all believers. And it we do this, Jesus said, "I will be with you always.”

With this being true, the presence of Jesus isn’t with a church that isn’t reaching people. How could He be with a church that’s against, numbers, whether by statement or by ACTION? A church that doesn't reach people , cannot teach people. A church that doesn't teach people cannot WIN people. A church that doesn't WIN people, cannot make disciples.
 
Yet, we have thousands of churches today that are not reaching people, they are not teaching people, they are not winning people, and they are not making disciples, but they carry the name of Jesus, advertise their program and time of services, and go through the motions of worship every week.
 
Pastor Doug Clem