The following are 20 things you will NEVER hear in fast growing churches. Let the controversy begin!
- Bad Preaching
- “Pastor, now we don’t want to get ahead of God.”
- “Can we sing that fifth verse again?”
- “We let the preacher preach and we handle everything else.”
- “Son, now that’s not how we do things around here.”
- “Pastor, you want that slooooooow growth. You don’t want that fast growth.”
- “You preach too much on money.”
- “I wish he would wear a tie.”
- “All we hear about is lost people.”
- “We need to focus on the people inside the walls of the church.”
- “We have too many leaders around here.”
- “We have too many volunteers.”
- “We are putting too many resources in children’s ministry.”
- “Put your hands down!”
- “Don’t forget this Thursday’s Committee on Committees meeting.”
- “I don’t know how you get involved around here.”
- “Meet our interim pastor.”
- “Thankfully, we won’t have to do a capital campaign for a long time.”
- When asked your weekly attendance numbers , you respond “Our membership numbers are…..”
- When asked your weekly attendance numbers , you respond “Our online attendance is…..”
- BONUS – “Make America great again.” and likewise “I hate Trump.” Neither lends itself to fast growth.
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