If those in the church are growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus, submitting to His will for their lives, both individually and corporately, that is a church that is experiencing true growth. At the same time, a church can be adding to its rolls weekly, have huge numbers, and still be spiritually stagnant.
Kama wale walio katika kanisa wanakua katika neema na maarifa ya Bwana Yesu, wakinyenyekea kwa mapenzi yake kwa maisha yao, kibinafsi na kwa ushirika, hilo ndilo kanisa linahisi ukuaji wa kweli. Wakati huo huo, kanisa linaweza kuongezeka katitka daftari ya rekodi kila juma, kuwa na idadi kubwa, na bado kuwa palepale kiroho.