40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Church Growth

By Don Willis The church of the New Testament era was a growing church! About 3,000 individuals obeyed the gospel on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:41). As truth was preached, the Lord added additional souls on a daily basis (Acts 2:47). Multitudes were added to the Lord (Acts 5:14). Later, “the number of the disciples …

40th Anniversary! The Issues Today Spiritual Growth

By Irvin Himmel Two kinds of growth may be considered: numerical and spiritual. In the New Testament one finds both kinds. Numerical growth was remarkable in the early history of the church. About three thousand people were baptized on Pentecost according to Acts 2:41. The number of the men who became believers was about five thousand …