OK, yesterday was fun…here are two more…
#4 - “Some People Are Saying That We Don’t Do Enough.”
Yep, heard that one…
Somewhere along the way the Christian community redefined what someone who follows Jesus looks like. In Scripture a follower of Christ was determined on who the person was…in today’s society a follower of Jesus is determined by how many Christian activities they are involved in.
AND…if someone is unwilling to involved themselves in numerous activities—they are frowned upon by other “mature” Christians, as well as the church.
Never mind that they have the kids soccer practice, gymnastics, a desire to work out…and this thing called a social life. Nope…it’s all about what you do.
So because of that the church is expected to offer 1,284 different ministries…and as a result many churches do a lot of things…but none of them are done well.
At NewSpring we do six things…that’s it! We are NOT going to launch a ton of ministries here because it will take away from what we desire to see the most—people who are far from God meeting Him…and then developing a passion for Him for the rest of their lives!
You can’t do everything!!!
#5 - “I Can’t Do All Of This On My Own!”
If that is where you are as a leader—your in trouble.
What I have discovered is that many leaders get into trouble because they never ASK FOR HELP!!!
We have an amazing team of staff and volunteers that make things happen, they get things done…and I have discovered that the things that I hate to do actually bring joy to the lives of others.
“But Perry, where did you find those people?” Uh…RIGHT HERE! If you want to find the most amazing people in the world who can do ministry where you are—look no further than who is at your church this Sunday!
Pastor—you are NOT SUPPOSED to do it all by yourself—so ask people to join you…we have discovered that some of our best volunteers never came forward until we asked them & cast vision as to why them being involved would make a difference.
Those are some of the complaints that I deal with…I hope this has challenged, helped, maybe even made some who read this site mad!
I will be discussing a lot more of this at our upcoming conference. I REALLY hope you can make it!!!
Conference update: We currently have around 150 registered so far…including six people from upstate New York. Hey, you guys up north…it is SO MUCH WARMER down here!!! I can’t wait for this thing to happen…there is a lot of excitement around here!!!