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Win Arn, a church consultant, surveyed members of nearly a thousand churches asking this exact question: "Why does the church exist?" Of the members surveyed, 89 percent said, "The church's purpose is to take care of my family's and my needs." For many, the role of the pastor is simply to keep the sheep that are already in the "pen" happy and not lose too many of them.

Then, the pastors of the same churches were asked why the church exists. Amazingly, the results were exactly the opposite. Of the pastors surveyed, 90 percent said the purpose of the church was to win the world and 10 percent said it was to care for the needs of the members.

Is it any wonder we have conflict, confusion, and stagnation in many churches today? If the church members believe that the role of the church is to look after them but the pastor sees the members as already won and they need to only worry about building the church is it any wonder why many feel that the church is failing.