Here’s some provocative statistics from a post of Mark Driscoll’s, Pastor at Mars Hill in Seattle. If you Google “pastor burn out statistics,” you’ll find 3-4 pages of content, including this one. And, if you Google “business owner burn out,” you’ll find over 33 pages of content. Leadership seems a serious risk to well being. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Epic story’
Church Leadership - Can Be Heaven or Hell
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged communication, delegation, Empowering Leadership, Epic story, free the Spirit, Jethro, loyalty, pastor burn out, trust on June 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Reader prompted Q & A Regarding: Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places”
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged Breakout churches, communication, community, connection, Epic story, Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, thom rainer, trust on June 2, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Marla Saunders, an active reader here, commented on my last post and left some great questions. I thought the responses may be interesting to others as well. Here you go (questions in blue):
1. Can a church develop that “Epic Story” or do they need to have that heart to begin with.
To develop an “Epic Story”, [...]
Relevant Ministry Response #2 - Creating A Covenant Community (Part 3 of 3)
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged third place, community, Evolving Culture, missional, Starbucks, Epic story, Intentional Facilities, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, Churches waste money, Coffee ministry, Church growth on June 1, 2008 | 11 Comments »
Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places”
We were so enthused about this “Third Place” in a bustling church. We had planned it all well; an awesome coffee bar, latte machine that rivaled those at Starbucks, a fire place with soft leather seating, trendy lighting, warm colors, and engaging seating nooks creating an ambiance Starbucks would die [...]
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