Church Growth

CHURCH GROWTH

Dear Lord it’s time to open the doors

To those who will be led

By your spirit to come to our church.

They come hungry and need to be fed.

They’re searching for some answers

Not theatrics, glitz, and glam.

They need to know the answers

Of Your oh, so perfect plan.

For giving them foundation

On which they can firmly stand

And providing them with a Helper

Who’ll be there to hold their hand.

It’s clarity they’re seeking,

To what would be your will,

For their lives to give You glory

And in Your peace be still.

What they’re needing is a leader

Someone with a pastor’s heart.

Though they’re motives may be true

They simply don’t know how to start.

The process of renewing the flesh,

Setting their pride and ego aside,

The innocence of becoming humble,

And letting Your wisdom be their guide.

As a church we gladly welcome

Those that you will send,

And we will comfort and support them,

If they’re in need of a friend.

But it’s our pastor that they’re needing

To speak into their life,

To guide, correct, and encourage them

With their daily stress and strife.

And so we gladly share him

And pray for our sisters and brothers,

Knowing that next year,

It’ll be them encouraging others.