1. The Vision Is Not Clear
If people don't know where a church is supposed to be going...then it will attempt to go everywhere and eventually wind up nowhere. (Interesting experiment-ask people this coming Sunday at your church, "What is our vision" and see if people give you the same answers or different ones.)
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2. The Focus Is on Trying to Please Everyone
There is NO church on the planet that will make everyone happy every single week...and...according to the Scriptures, that isn't really supposed to be our obsession. Too many times, we become so concerned with offending people that we actually offend Jesus.
3. Passionless Leadership
When a leader does what he/she does for a paycheck and not because it's their passion...it's over. I've said at this site before...I want difference makers not paycheck takers. AND...also...it is hard to be passionate about a place when a person's average stay at a church is two years or less.
4. Manufacturing Energy
If a program is dead in a church...then it needs a funeral, and the people need to move on. Investing time, energy, and money into something that is dead will not revive it. Celebrate the fact that "that" program had its day...and then move on. AND...quit trying to fire people up over events that you would not attend if you were not on staff.
Source: ChurchLeaders.com
Perry Noble is the founding and senior pastor of NewSpring Church in Anderson, Greenville and Florence, South Carolina. At just nine years old, the church averages over 10,000 people during weekend services and is launching another campus in Columbia, South Carolina. Perry is convicted about speaking the truth as plainly as possible. A prolific blogger, he's also the author of Blueprints: How to Build Godly Relationships. Visit: www.perrynoble.com
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