Meanwhile the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and was built up. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers. Acts 9:31

‘The shoe must never tell the foot how big it should grow.’  This is a good bit of wisdom about church growth from guru Rick Warren.  It seems obvious, but often we leaders of church don’t act like it’s true. At this week’s parish council meeting we spoke a lot about how to keep growing our church.  At our upcoming Diocesan assembly, we will talk about how to better engage and grow our Diocese. These are important conversations to have, as long as we remember that ‘the shoe must never tell the foot how big it should grow.’ In planning for church growth, our growth, we must always remember that growth is never a direct goal in Christian life, but only the indirect result of something greater still.