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I feel like I've hardly been home the past few weeks. Four trips in three week is way above my quota.
Here are a few more thoughts on our multisite briefing in Dallas. It was amazing to be part of such a high-powered group of churches who are impact players.
I’m amazed at the excitement NCC elicits from other pastors and churches. Part of it is that so few churches are reaching the missing generation. Twenty-somethings are the least likely generation to attend church. We’re doing what very few churches are doing. We’ve got just as many issues and imperfections and problems, but God is using us in unique ways. I think that is a big part of our identity and calling in the kingdom--to reach emerging generations. We are part of the research and development department of the kingdom.
The bigger a church gets the more centripetal becomes. It is easy to exist for those who are already “inside” instead of trying to reach “outsiders.” It's easy for people to become selfish. Churches have to constantly fight the tendency to become ingrown. Healthy churches remain centrifugal.
Most people fail to achieve their goals not because their goals are too big but their time frame is too short! Bill Gates said that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in two years and underestimate what they can accomplish in ten years. Success becomes exponential.
I'm a big believer in planting yourself in one place, pouring your life into it, and seeing what God can do. Most of the pastors and churches we met with have been at it for close to a quarter century! There is no substitute for longevity.
Here are a few more thoughts on our multisite briefing in Dallas. It was amazing to be part of such a high-powered group of churches who are impact players.
I’m amazed at the excitement NCC elicits from other pastors and churches. Part of it is that so few churches are reaching the missing generation. Twenty-somethings are the least likely generation to attend church. We’re doing what very few churches are doing. We’ve got just as many issues and imperfections and problems, but God is using us in unique ways. I think that is a big part of our identity and calling in the kingdom--to reach emerging generations. We are part of the research and development department of the kingdom.
The bigger a church gets the more centripetal becomes. It is easy to exist for those who are already “inside” instead of trying to reach “outsiders.” It's easy for people to become selfish. Churches have to constantly fight the tendency to become ingrown. Healthy churches remain centrifugal.
Most people fail to achieve their goals not because their goals are too big but their time frame is too short! Bill Gates said that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in two years and underestimate what they can accomplish in ten years. Success becomes exponential.
I'm a big believer in planting yourself in one place, pouring your life into it, and seeing what God can do. Most of the pastors and churches we met with have been at it for close to a quarter century! There is no substitute for longevity.
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