14 Practices Of Fast Growing Churches

The Book of Acts has literally come to life in Anderson, SC.  NewSpring Church, launched in 2000 by Senior Pastor Perry Noble and 14 friends and family, now averages over 32,000 in weekend attendance with 18 locations.  They were recently recognized as the 2nd-fastest growing church in America.

Recently, the team at INJOY Stewardship Solutions sat down with NewSpring’s Family Ministries Pastor, Brad Cooper to discuss why the church has grown so rapidly.

Below are 14 Practices Of Fast Growing Churches I gleaned from just a portion of this interview with Brad.  To hear the full interview, sign up for this very special FREE webinar on Thursday January 28th entitled How To Grow A Church 2016.  Click HERE or on the image at the bottom of this post for more information and to sign up.  Now onto Brad’s comments.

1. Fast Growing Churches Started Small So Stay Encouraged – “We started as a Bible study with 15 people in 2000.”
2. Fast Growing Churches Rely On God – “God does it.  God brings the growth.”
3. Fast Growing Churches Say “Yes” To Change – “If you invite change, the right kind of change, everything from organizational and systematic change…You’ve got to say ‘Yes’ to change.”
4. Fast Growing Churches Have Leaders Who Are Humble Enough To Change – “Starting with me as a leader, what am I willing to change?”
5. Fast Growing Churches Focus On Accomplishment, Not Activity – “We are always looking for clarity into what we are trying to accomplish.”
6. Fast Growing Churches Face New Barriers At Each Stage Of Growth – “If you’re hitting a barrier, welcome to the party.  There is a barrier at 50.  There’s another at 100.  There’s another at 500.”
7. Fast Growing Churches Are Led By Leaders Willing To Address Issues – “Ministry barriers, hitting barriers is all the time what we do.  If you are a leader and unwilling to do that, your ministry will stall out.  Your church will stall out.”
8. Fast Growing Churches Have Clarity On Where They Are Going – “A fixed point calibrates where you are going…A vision statement is what you navigate by every day.”
9. Fast Growing Churches Define Their Vision – “You have to Define it.  What is the vision statement?”
10. Fast Growing Churches Deliver On Their Vision – “You’ve got to Deliver on it.  You have to deliver on the vision statement.”
11. Fast Growing Churches Defend Their Vision – “You’ve got to Defend it…You’ve got to know what to say ‘No’ to.”
12. Fast Growing Churches Continually Live Out Their Vision – “You’ve got to Do It Again.”
13. Fast Growing Churches Attract The Right People – “Vision is like gravity.  You start attracting the right people to it.”
14. Fast Growing Churches Say “No” To Good Things So They Can Say “Yes” To Great Things – “You have to be willing to say ‘No’ to good things to say ‘Yes’ to great things.”

Brad is an amazing leader.  Click HERE or on the announcement below to sign up for his full interview.  You do not want to miss this.

INJOY Stewardship Solutions is proud to announce a FREE webinar with NewSpring Church’s Brad Cooper on Thursday, January 28th entitled How To Grow A Church 2016.  NewSpring was recently identified as the 2nd-fastest growing church in America.  Brad will discuss the secret sauce to church growth, the importance of change, the power of the Gospel, and much, much more.  I’ve seen the content.  This is a Can’t Miss event.  Click HERE of on the image above to sign-up TODAY!!!