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5 Reasons Why the Attractional Church Is Still Relevant

5. When more people show up, more people will hear the message.

There have been 10,000 unique visitors to my site in the last couple of days. They came because of one message, but they also had the opportunity to see what I do, what I write about, the resources I offer, etc.

If I were a pastor, I’d want to draw a bigger crowd so more people would hear the Gospel message and take their next steps toward Christ.

Honestly, I’m kind of getting worn out with all this talk about “missional” in churches.

Yes, I’m all for people living out their faith in their neighborhoods, their workplace, their social circles, etc. We should serve people outside the walls of the church building. Disciples of Jesus make disciples. I completely get that.

What frustrates me is the opportunity we’re missing to reach more people because we’re afraid to talk about the real issues that real people wrestle with daily. The Bible has a lot to say about marriage, sex, parenting, money, pace of life, purpose, overcoming challenges, etc.

Don’t use the Gospel as an excuse. Jesus offered healing in many instances before people found faith. We need to help people find physical, emotional and relational health too.

Don’t use being an attractional church as an excuse. Jesus taught on real life issues and crowds gathered. We need to be intentional about drawing crowds to hear the Gospel message too.

Don’t let theories of doing church get in the way of the church impacting the lives of real people.