Live Blog From Renew Conference – Creative and Innovative Approaches for Effective Church Growth

For the next several days, I will be attending the Renew Leadership Conference hosted by Union Baptist Church and Bishop Sir Walter Mack in Winston-Salem, NC.  I have been dispatched by INJOY Stewardship Solutions to add value to those in attendance and capture the best leadership insights I gleaned from an all-star lineup of speakers.

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The evening session was Creative and Innovative Approaches for Effective Church Growth by Dr. Rickie Rush.  Pastor Rush is the Senior Pastor of the Inspiring Body of Christ Church in Dallas, TX.  The following are 22 quotes from his informative session:

1. When ministry is realistic it invites us to walk away from them.  We won’t to have an effect on them, not to know them.
2. Since I’ve been here I’ve only had one person speak to me all day.
3. We started with 9 members and now have 25,000 members.
4. I kept trying to find a way to make the Gospel simple.
5. When people understand God’s Word they are drawn to Him.
6. Jesus wowed His disciples.
7. I’m 60 years old. I’m not trying to be cool.
8. I don’t think being torn ought to be fashionable. We serve a God who wants you to be mended.
9. When people say, “Pastor, I don’t want to go to church. They’re too many hypocrites there.”  I say, “C’mon!  We got room for one more!”
10. Are we to inherit what God wants for us or do we want it for nothing?
11. God basically says, “I’ll meet you halfway.”
12. Sometimes in our church we let too much accumulate.I had one deacon and never had any church problems.
13. If you just teach it, God will supply it.
14. Some messages don’t make any sense unless you’re going through it.
15. If you want something from God, it requires time.
16. Make sure everything you do you can give glory to God.
17. People work for positions rather than value. If you want to hurt someone in church change their position.
18. If you remove a person’s position, they feel like you are removing their value.
19. It’s strange if someone ever knows all we’ve been through. We give them a testimony but not details.
20. For a few minutes can you look like a mess so someone else can be blessed.
21. Where do you go when your cheerleader dies?Where does Rocky go when Mickey dies?
22. There would be no you if God didn’t give you a corner man.

Check back tomorrow for Day 2 of the Renew Conference!

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