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Bryan Collier is founding pastor of The Orchard in Tupelo, Mississippi. He is author of The Go-To Church: Post MegaChurch Growth (Abingdon, 2013.)
The church can no longer fling open the doors and expect the crowds to rush in. We are no longer a “come here” organization as…
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