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Epaphras - The Faithful Minister, Part 2 (TMF:2510)

Friday, December 20, 2024
Peace to Live By: Epaphras - The Faithful Minister, Part 2 (TMF:2510) - Daniel Litton
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       Just as Christ modeled, he worked to help build up that fruit we are talking about a moment ago in each member. Really, it’s that simple for the leader of the church. It’s not complicated. Though, that’s not to say it hasn’t become complicated with the intricacies and big meeting places in the modern church world. But he must have been doing a good job since he was able to report back to Paul and Timothy the love the church has for one another. Let us pause for a moment and consider the subject of church growth, and how the growth relates, or correlates, with the size of the church. The understanding is, and unfortunately the mind does not recall where it learned this, but a study was done in which it was determined that the perfect size for a community is about 150 people. After that, it appears the group becomes too large for everyone to effectively interact with each other. We know a lot of churches make use of small groups, and one reason for that is because of this fact. Especially for a larger church, small groups are almost critical.