A leader is a dealer in hope.
Napoleon Bonaparte

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.… Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
1 Corinthians 12:4, 7

Who doesn't look in the mirror and ask, "Am I attractive?" And what pastor doesn't wonder about his or her church, "Are we attractive? What makes a church appealing to new people? What do the truly effective churches have that mine doesn't?"

Few people have worked as hard as C. Peter Wagner to discover the characteristics of churches that do a good job of attracting and meeting the needs of new members. A professor of church growth at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Wagner explains those traits and shows us how we can make them work in our own situations.

Why lead a church?

Experienced church leaders give different answers to this question. Most of the answers are sincere, and few can really be called bad. "To glorify God" should be and usually is the preamble. But more ...

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