Here are twenty signs of barrenness in the Church:
# If there is no growth in the number of your church members.
# If there are no converts or, no growth in the number of converts.
# If there is no growth in church attendance.
# If there is no growth in the number of full-time staff.
# If there is no baptism or, no growth in the number of people baptized.
# If there is the absence of healings and miracles.
# If there is no growth in the number of leaders in the church.
# If there is no increase in the knowledge of God.
# If there is no growth in the depth of relationships.
# If there is no growth in the number of visions and dreams given by the Holy Spirit or none at all.
# If there is no programme to send out missionaries or, to increase the number of missionaries sent out.
# If there is no growth in the finances of the church.
# If there is no increase in the number of Scriptures you know.
# If there is no growth in your experience in the ministry.
# If there is the absence of or, no growth in the outreaches of the church.
# If there is no growth in the length and depth of your prayer or no prayer at all.
# If there is no increase in challenges and mountains to overcome.
# If there is no challenge and inspiration to a greater vision.
# If there is no growth in understanding.
# If there is no growth in fellowships and branches.
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Culled from Chapter 12 of Church Planting by Bishop Dag Heward-Mills
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