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All of this springs from the original latin root of integrity, which
means ‘intact’. Can you withstand the crisis intact?
The tension is that no one sees the problem until the storm
hits. ‘Normal’ doesn’t really test your integrity. Crises do. But
when a crisis comes, it’s often too late to fix what’s
wrong. The damage is happening in real time.
4. You fail to do what you said you were going to do. This
isn’t just about keeping promises; it’s about keeping your word
in everything. Better to say nothing and surprise someone by
delivering than blurt out an intention you can’t
fulfil. Ultimately, people lose confidence in you when you fail
to deliver. It’s a trust issue. A fairly easy way to address this
is to say less and deliver more. A great follow up system also
helps (sometimes a lack of integrity isn’t even a moral issue –
just an awareness and organization issue).
http://careynieuwhof.com/2012/02/5-signs-you-lack-integrity/
5 Ways To Build Your Integrity
By Carey | February 8, 2012 | 9 Comments
Earlier this week we looked at five signs that show you lack
integrity. It’s one thing to know you might lack it in certain
areas, but the question is how do you build integrity? How do
you develop it?
Integrity is about more than just doing the right thing, It’s
about buidling the kind of character that can survive a crisis
intact. In the same way a building that has integrity can
survive a storm, a life that has integrity can do the same.
2. Seek wise counsel. We all have blind spots. It’s one thing
to be honest with yourself, but sometimes you and I are just
blind to faults others can see. Find three or four people who
believe in you and ask them for feedback on your life.
http://careynieuwhof.com/2012/02/5-ways-to-build-your-integrity/
First, it’s the church. It’s not your church, it’s God’s. And one
day you’ll give an account to God for what you did with what
he entrusted you and why you did it.
Wanting your church to grow isn’t a bad thing. Passion for the
mission means passion for growth. And the purest motive in
leadership will be simply that you want people to come to
know the love, forgiveness and fullness of life in Jesus Christ.
How do you know where you stand? Here are 5 false motives
to watch for.
Humility separates what you do from who you are. Pride never
does.
2. Competition
Some leaders want their church to grow because they need to
be the best—to be the brightest, fastest or on top.
3. Insecurity
Sometimes insecure people want their church or organization
to grow because it makes them feel better about themselves.
4. Organizational Preservation
Too many churches want to grow simply so they can stay
afloat.
People who join your church will soon see that you value them
for what they can do, not for who they are. As a result, they
won’t stick.
There’s not enough room for people who are already coming.
You’ve got a thriving ministry in one location and you want to
bring it to a new location.
http://careynieuwhof.com/2016/06/5-wrong-motives-church-growth/
The best and perhaps the only great motivation for growing a
church is that we want to see people move into a life-giving
relationship with Jesus.
That is awesome.
Why?
Almost Nobody Starts Big
Well first of all, almost no church starts big. There are a few
exceptions, like North Point.
And if you’re going to grow, you have to figure out why certain
things make a church grow and why certain
things curtail growth.
Some questions:
But here’s what’s true: I’ve seen well funded church plants
flop and shoe-string plants thrive.
You can start on a shoe string, but often churches never make
it pastthat.
You need to figure out how to raise money that goes beyond
just paying the light bill.
I’ll share the single resource that has helped us the most.
If you want to develop a strategy to raise more money for
everyday ministry, you might want to check out The Giving
Rocket program. We’ve’ve used it at Connexus we saw a 25%
growth in regular giving in one year.
Then we brought on two very part time people, and I still ran
nearly solo for 4 more years (7 in total) until we hired our first
other full time staff member.
There is a season in which the pastor does ‘everything’. But
that season will rarely get you past 200 people.
Who did all the other ministry? People. Some staff, but mainly
volunteers.
But just because you haven’t led more doesn’t mean you
shouldn’t plan for more.
Here are some keys to crossing the 200, 400 and 800
barriers.
Some want it this way. Some want it that way. And people
threaten to leave.
The casualty in all of this? The very people you were hoping
to reach.
In your off time (and maybe in your work hours) hang out with
the people you’re trying to reach.
Speak for them when they’re not in the room and you’re trying
to make a decision.
If you keep this front and center, you will resist the trap that so
many churches and organizations fall into; the selfish drift
inward.
These are some reasons I’ve noticed why some churches that
start small stay small, despite intentions that would move
them elsewhere.
Leave a comment!
http://careynieuwhof.com/2014/09/5-reasons-churches-that-start-small-stay-small/
I get that. That’s the mission of the church. Every single day, I
want our church to become more effective in reaching one
more person with the hope that’s in Christ.
Let’s just assume you have a solid mission, theology and heart to reach people.
You know why most churches still don’t push past the 200
mark in attendance?
You ready?
http://careynieuwhof.com/2013/09/8-reasons-most-churches-never-break-the-200-attendance-
mark/