Proud

Over the weekend, I got word that McLean Bible Church (where I served in DC) experienced the fourth largest numerical gain in the United States last year. How cool is that! While numbers aren't the only thing we should look at when it comes to church health, numbers do matter. Numbers matter because they are evidence of God's activity. Numbers matter because it shows the church's commitment to reach their city. Number matter because they encourage the church to press on through challenging times. (Just so you know, every season of growth brings with it its own set of challenges.) Here is the list:



Top 10 Greatest Numerical Gain

Among Fastest-Growing Churches

1. New Hope Christian Fellowship, Honolulu, Hawaii +4,500


2. The Rock Church, San Diego, Calif. +3,778


3. Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, Ala. +3,418


4. McLean Bible Church, McLean, Va. +3,399


5. Fellowship NorthWest Arkansas, Rogers, Ark. +3,000


6. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Ga. +2,975


7. Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Ill. +2,688


8. Community Bible Church, San Antonio, Texas +2,633


9. Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette, Colo. +2,6001


10. Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church, Atlanta, Ga. +2.500

Some of you may be wondering, how did MBC grow that much in a year? Well, within the reporting period, the Internet Campus launched and the Loudoun Campus launched. At the same time, the new campus in Arlington held strong and the empty seats at the Tysons Campus created by the Loudoun Campus were filled.

I am so proud of the MBC team. I love what I am doing now, but I do miss them and all that we got to do together. I am grateful to the Lord for honoring Lon's leadership and the elder's leadership as they stepped out with the bold vision to launch 10 campuses in 10 years. In February, they will launch their 6th campus. Look out Prince William MBC is on the way!