by August 10
GROW Your Church is a Personal Ministries initiative highlighting five essential phases of making disciples:
PREPARE the soil of the heart with friendship and service.
PLANT the Word with spiritual conversations or literature/media.
CULTIVATE spiritual interest with ongoing Bible studies.
HARVEST decisions with appeals to follow Christ and be baptized.
PRESERVE the harvest with ongoing discipleship training.
The GROW initiative provides training and resources for every local church to achieve the following 5 goals:
- Church-wide Community Need-Based Ministries
- Active Literature and Media Ministry
- Vibrant Bible Study Ministry
- Regular Public Evangelism
- Systematic Discipleship Ministry
Soon on grow.adventist.org you will find helpful resources to GROW Your Church.