Mega Church Pastoral Myth #4: “We’re glad to be free from...
Probable Reality: Large churches have no fewer occasions to deal with disappointing power politics than smaller congregations, it’s just that the location of the...
Mega Church Pastoral Myth #3: “We have an efficient care system...
Probable Reality: It's particularly easy to slip between the cracks at a mega church.
I have heard pastor after pastor declare, “We are going to...
Mega Church Pastoral Myth #2: “We are doing a lot of...
Probable Reality: Little outreach is actually going on here. Most of what is going on is outreach fluff.
It is very difficult to establish...
Six Mega-Church Pastoral Leadership Myths
I spent over 20 years starting, building and leading what became a megachurch in Ohio as you may know. I look back on that...
Mistake #14.5 Reluctance to Start.
This is the last entry of this series of Mistakes in Outreach. When it comes to applying all of this—in beginning to walk out...
Mistake #14: Waiting for Someone Else to Start
I have been a reluctant leader at most points along my leadership journey. I am a little skeptical of leaders who are too eager...
Mistake #11: Independence in Church Finances Apart from Outreach
An over-dependence upon church systems for success is not good. This kind of thinking will cause outreach leaders to become bitter, frustrated and eventually...
Mistake #10. Over-Training.
When we lack confidence we tend to seek out programs that seem to promise easy success. These are fear responses. Success is not so...
Mistake #9. Not Enough Training.
Training is essential. In the Book of Ephesians Paul wrote of the need for the “equipping of the saints” to take place in the...
Mistake #7. Too Few Outreach Opportunities.
Sometimes we think about doing outreach only now and then. But it takes a steady commitment to reach our community if we hope to...
