Tag: criticism
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Top Posts of 2012 #3: What Your Pastor Isn’t Telling You
This post checks in at #3 this year. I say ‘this year’ because I originally wrote this post back in 2011 and it has been in the top five read posts for the past 2 years. Apparently is struck a nerve. Most Lead Pastors come off as having it all under control. Never…
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5 reasons why the church is an anti-leadership organization
There are all kinds of threats and challenges facing the church these days. But underlying them all is one common denominator. The greatest crisis facing the modern day church is a crisis of leadership. Churches don’t naturally attract, develop, or keep leaders. But why? 1. Pace of Change: Leaders live in the future. They dream…
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What’s wrong with big churches?
Over the last 10 years of serving in mega-churches I’ve heard all kinds of criticisms of large churches. “All Big Churches care about is money.” “Big Churches are too impersonal.” “Big Churches care more about building their Big Church than they do about building disciples.” The list literally goes on and on…and on. I’m in…
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What your pastor isn’t telling you
Most Lead Pastors come off as having it all under control. Never let ‘em see you sweat right? Nothing could be further from the truth. More often than not it’s more like the proverbial duck that on top of the water looks calm, cool, and collected; all the while under the water his little feet…
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Avoiding the truth about ourselves and others
It’s ironic to me that in church-world where honesty is inherent we have such a difficult time telling the truth to ourselves and to those around us. Very few churches that I’m aware of have built a culture of or even simply have a plan to do evaluation well. My experience has shown me that…