I went to a church conference today at NewSpring Community Church in Anderson, SC. It is a fast growing 1500+ member church. The Pastor, Perry Noble, spoke in the first session about how the church grew so fast. His formula was not capsuled in 7 easy steps, nor three points. It was shocking when he said that he simply, "Didn't know how it happened." Wow! Sell that idea to the publishing company!
He said it happened because he and his staff listened to God and did what he said. Nothing more and nothing less. Rarely, if ever, does God do something in the same way twice. When Joshua and the Israelites were going to take the city of Jericho God gave specific instructions to march around the city so many times and the walls would fall down. Never again in history has this been the way that a city has been taken. God has a plan for each man or woman of God, and for the city that you live in but it is unique to that person and city. Pastor's need to understand that just because it worked for Ron Carpenter in Greenville, SC, doesn't mean that it will work in there town of a few thousand. Pastor's need to realize that there is no "formula" on how to start and sustain a move of God, but there is one thing that we can do, listen to God, and do what he says.
*Blog Based on Notes Taken from Perry Noble
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