THE SECRET FORMULA FOR IMMEDIATE CHURCH GROWTH

You asked and here's your answer. If you adhere to the following simple principles meticulously, you will grow. It's really as simple as that. Jesus is coming soon so we can't waste any more time.

Think ONE-HAND. Five (5) fingers:
(1) Participation (everyone); (2) Training (hands-on); (3) Evangelism (friendship) ; (4) Miracles (expect), (5) People (emphasis - "Feed my sheep/lambs")

1.    Adherent participation | Put Everybody to work - Involved people both feel a part of the church and multiply themselves! This is pivotal. Don't let anyone just sit there. Even a new convert can do something (arrange chairs, help with the food pantry, construction, etc.)

2.    Emphasis on ministerial training. This is best done cyclically - Intellectual/empirical training followed by practical application. People really learn most by doing, so cycle study & practical ministry. Practice what you learned immediately after learning it. Here's the flow (1) study an area, (2) practice what you learned in that area,  then (3) study next area and so forth.

3.    Focus on growth (evangelism) rather than maintenance. The people that you spend the most time "ministering to" are typically the first to leave. They will suck you dry and then go on to kill the next guy. Concentrating on maintenance will stunt growth. "Getting by" is simply unacceptable. The word "maintenance" is not in God's vocabulary. We are called to be "fruitful," not simply to exist. We must line up our actual practices with our objectives. Ask yourself, "Is what I'm doing helping me to DIRECTLY achieve my objective? If not, rethink what you are doing and adapt it until it does, or just stop dead in your tracks and regroup. Keep asking yourself, "What am I here for? What is our purpose? What is my specific part in helping to move the church toward achieving that purpose personally?” You must stay true to your mission. If you reach the lost, everything else will follow. Everything you do (your worship, your word, your teaching) must serve to reach the lost.

4.    Depend on and expect the miraculous. He said, "these signs WILL FOLLOW," not that they "might" follow. People have to get healed and delivered. Public testimonies are essential to growth. People need to see the hand of God. The dragon is overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony. We must emphasize the miraculous. 

5.    Focus resources on people rather than buildings. The building can't outweigh the ministry. Build the church!! The church will take care of the building. We can’t build at the expense of evangelism.