Transforming Church

Purpose Driven Lutherans

Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Church model has been successfully applied in churches around the world. Dan Southerland's Book, Transitioning, tells the story of one. This article tells the story of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and their purpose-driven journey.

The following link is no longer exists at Grace Lutheran in Loves Park, IL. If anyone reading this is aware of another "Lutheran" site for Purpose Driven, please let us know. Purpose Driven Lutherans is a site providing resources to Lutherans interested in Warren's work.

Hear what Chris Nelson from Bethlehem has to say. "Purpose Driven has changed this church- and our/my ministry! We have seen our attendance go from 750 to over 1200, our giving go from 750K to nearly 1.5 million, and that doesn't include capital drives totaling 3.5 million, of which we gave (are giving) 15% away! We have seen probably a four fold increase in our folks' participation in mission/ministry in the community. And everyone knows that urban mainline churches don't grow... All this is not to toot our horn, as it were, but to say that we have experienced incredible blessings (along with focus, responsibility, etc) since we began the Purpose Driven journey..."