Today at our church we played a video that is the song I have heard a million times, “I Can Only Imagine” by Mercy Me. The video for this is powerful and has an even greater meaning to me now.

Now more then ever, I can only imagine what I will be like and what I will do!!

Easy question, don’t you think? Easy answer, right? Of course, everyone replies. Simple question, simple answer. Let’s dig deeper.

If you think your church should grow, tell me why. Why should your church grow? Don’t just give me “the great commission”. I know this, you know this. Give me reasons on why your church needs to grow.

If your church closed its doors tomorrow, would the community around you notice? Not such a simple question. Dig deep into this question. Don’t stop with no, or yes. You need to know why you answer the way you do.

If you believe your church should grow, then you can probably give me a list of 10, 20, 50, 100 things on why your church should grow.

This is a powerful tool. Take some time with the leaders/staff in your church to list 50 reasons your church should grow. Once you get 50 now list 50 more reasons on why your church should grow.

Work on this list. Dream about it, grow it, live it. Why should your church grow?