Top 5 Things People Need from the Church to Grow as Disciples

December 2, 2014

By Phil Maynard

Series…Top 5 Things People Need from the Church to Grow as Disciples

1 – Help Understanding the Bible

Research by Willow Creek (as reported in the book Move: What 1,000 Churches Reveal About Spiritual Growth) identifies ‘help in understanding the Bible’ as a need reported by around 75% of people no matter where they are in their journey toward maturity as a disciple of Jesus. In fact, as demonstrated on the table below, this desire to understand the Bible actually increases in as we grow in our faith and discover the value of reflecting on the scriptures.

Seems pretty basic. You’d think we’d have this one covered!

We offer a full spectrum of biblical studies and discipleship classes, but this does not directly translat