Like most pastors I’m always looking for ways to improve our church. Recently I ran across a list by Pastor Grant MacDonald of what he calls the “Top Ten Ways to Promote Growth in Your Church.” These suggestions are offered with tongue firmly planted in cheek, but I thought you might enjoy some of them. These are ways we might grow our church:

1. Offer free frequent flyer miles with every visit!
2. Use “Big Gulp” communion cups!
3. Issue “Get Out of Hell Free” cards!
4. Or how about this one? reclining pews!
5. Every fourth week raffle off the offering!
6. Open a Starbucks franchise in our church lobby! (I understand that some churches have already tried something similar to this.)
7. Become a hosting member of the WWFWE (World Wide Federation of Wrestling Elders)! (1)

How can we have a growing chur…