What is a successful church or ministry?

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Nehemiah6

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It is the pastor's responsibility to keep the church focused on and continuing to grow in the word of God.
No. It is the responsibility of a PLURALITY OF ELDERS (the presbytery) to lead and feed the flock as well as arrange for a serious outreach in the community. That would be the New Testament pattern and you will find the term "the presbytery" in the KJV. This pattern was abandoned by just about all the churches.
 
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I made a comment on another thread, and it got me to thinking.

I referred to pastors of successful churches.

When I made the comment, I was looking at three characteristics. First the church preaches and teaches the Word. Second the congregation is made up of all ages, nationalities, and classes of people. Finally the church takes the Word beyond the doors and into the surrounding community. When these things are present, souls are being saved. If the baptismal pool is dry, there is something missing in the church.

What do you think?
(What do I think?) I think that the word of God says in I Cor. 3:6-8, "
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.