How to Navigate Mistrust in Church
Many task-oriented pastors will revert to micromanagement when they do not trust people around them, a sign of mistrust in church.
Many task-oriented pastors will revert to micromanagement when they do not trust people around them, a sign of mistrust in church.
Are people experiencing the difference in your church that you want them to experience?
“The church is crippled when we don’t listen to such a critical part of God’s body.”
God’s leaders must know when to be quiet and when to speak up. When to let others take the lead and when to step out in front themselves and assert their God-given prerogatives.
The writer of Proverbs implies that we should learn from and even seek out the beneficial wounds from our critics. Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy. (Pv 27.6)
Because of Jesus we can endure anything. Victory Is Assured for believers today.
If we are simply getting bigger churches, that’s not church growth; that’s Christian consolidation. De-size the Church mindset reframes growth toward health.
It can be easy for me to forget my primary role. I get distracted.
The Campus Pastor perspective reveals the multisite church playbook is all about reproducing and multiplying proven best ministry practices across multiple locations.
I had to learn a lot of tough and powerful lessons over the past nearly three decades of ministry.