Megachurch pastor Rick Warren attended a large Reform Jewish gathering last week to share tips on how to build a community.
Warren – who saw his church expand from just seven people meeting in his house to 22,000 people worshipping in an expansive treasure island-like campus – said the key to holding onto visitors was involving them in a small group.
“We believe congregations have to grow large and small at the same time,” Warren said Thursday, according to the San Diego Union–Tribune newspaper. “We don’t really feel like people are in the congregation until they’re in small groups.”
The “Purpose-Driven” pastor spoke to thousands of Jewish leaders Thursday night at the Union for Reform Judaism’s biennial convention in San Diego. Click here to read the rest of this article.
