A Plan for Church Growth

Sep 24, 2008 Print This Post

Thanks to Dan for sending this amazing plan for Church Growth. The author gives 8 pieces of advice, with a commentary for each. Since Dan is the one who sent this out, I will only print the commentary for his main area of ministry. To read the rest, you’ll have to go read the whole thing.

Stop preaching crappy sermons.

Get rid of the prayer announcer.

Your praise band sucks. Get rid of it. It is a proven, scientific fact that only 2.3% of praise bands actually put on that slick-as-snot professional performance every Sunday morning. The problem is that to do that kind of music the way it’s meant to be done, you need to have actual professionals and tons of practice. Most churches are too small to afford that (yes, afford), and they’re also too small to cull that kind of talent. And since if you have one of those bands, you’re too important to be reading my blog, I assure you that your praise band sucks. Also, fire your “worship pastor.”

You have some crap hymns in your hymnal. Don’t sing them.

Quit acting like such a fruit up there.

They’re supposed to be announcements, not Chinese Water Torture.

Teach stuff. Seriously.

Get to know your people and care about them.

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Growing up in the Lansing area, I wanted nothing more than to get out. My exit strategy included a complex mixture of schemes for an urban church plant, iProducts, and an elaborate Bollywood car chase scene with zombies and catchy techno music.

As a 40 year old man, I find myself entrenched in the Lansing area at a church I love (Riverview), with 4 kids I love more (a high schooler, a junior higher, a middle schooler, and an elementary schooler), and a wife I love the most (Grace).

Instead of planting one church, I dream of helping hundreds get started without ever leaving my home base. I still love my iProducts and use them as tools to help lead and teach the thousands who attend Riverview. And when no one is looking, I blare the techno music and send my unimpressive resume to casting agents for Bollywood zombie films.

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