Practice Three

Practice Three
Real Presbyteries Focus on Kingdom Potential


The focus of real presbyteries is on kingdom growth and potential rather than only church growth.

This is not an anti-church growth approach, but rather a conviction that greater Christian impact is likely to occur when congregations focus on kingdom growth than when they focus on increasing membership.

The real presbytery can be called missional in its focus on engaging in community ministry and transformation, congregational multiplication movements and world mission efforts that directly network congregations with mission and ministry places throughout the world.