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6. Model love to the world

"Number six, we must model love to the world," Warren said. "Love always attracts. My definition of evangelism is, you build a bridge of love between your heart and theirs, and Jesus walks across. Growing churches love, loving churches grow,” he added.

“If you have a church that genuinely loves lost people, you'd have to lock the doors to keep people out. Now, a lot of people say, we love everybody we already know — that's not loving church.”

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