Cameroon Bible Institute

CHAPTER 5:
AN INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH GROWTH;
In the last chapter we learned of the responsibility of each believer to multiply spiritually by
sharing the Gospel message. God has a special plan for new believers raised up by this process.
They are to become part of a fellowship of believers known as the Church. Believers are to
reproduce individually within the context of the Church. As new believers are born again into
the Kingdom of God, the Church is multiplied.
This chapter introduces God’s plan for the Church as a center of spiritual multiplication. The
following four chapters deal with specific types of church growth.

THE CHURCH
When we speak of the “Church, we are not talking about a man-made organization or
denomination. It is not a product of history or the result of a plan thought up by man.
The word “Church” actually means “the called out ones.When we speak of the Church, we are
talking about the world-wide fellowship of all true believers who have been called out of the
world into the Kingdom of God.
You do not become part of the true Church by joining an organization. You become part of the
true Church by being born again into the Kingdom of God. This is done by confessing and
repenting from sin and accepting Jesus as your personal Savior. After you become a believer,
God’s plan is for you to become part of a local fellowship of believers which is part of the true
Church.
Thank you