I know that pastors in churches ask that question all the time. How do you know if your church is successful? Is it through how much money is collected each Sunday or how many people are sitting in the seats? Do you count the Baptisms each year?
I have only been a Pastor's Wife for a short 3 months and I'm sure my view of success will change with time, but this is what I think at this present time in our season of ministry. I think success is measured by people coming to the alter for prayer, when their pastor can pray over them & for them and make a difference. Success is feeling a change in the church...a lighter, calmer, attitude towards worship, praise and prayer. I think success is a pastor that can't hardly get his supper at a carry-in dinner because someone wants to talk about what salvation truly means. It's a church that in one week collected almost $400 for a widow, gave food to a stranger & helped a mom keep her child in preschool. It's a church so filled with love that they took in a family of 3 from the Mid-West, allowed one to be their pastor, and loved on this family as if they belonged. Success is not measured in money or numbers, but in the love that is felt, the prayers that are lifted up and the service to others.
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