Quotes About Growth

My dad always taught me to never be satisfied, to want more and know that what is done is done.

So many people say that obviously my game has changed since I arrived here and I say that it's good that it changed, otherwise it would show a lack of intelligence.

Even if the church began to grow on its own, the members of the dying church would only accept the growth if the new members were like them and if the church would continue to "do church" the way they wanted it.

Our wives and the Holy Spirit have a lot in common. It is not enough for our wives to move into a home. That is only the beginning. Redecorating is a must. And this is not a one-time redecorating. It keeps going and going. The same is true with the Holy Spirit. Continual work is inevitable. It is never done. It is a lifelong process.

Here is another great contribution of the low-hanging fruit. You and many other people get to see what is working or not working on a relatively small scale. With this collective insight and wisdom, you are able to proceed more wisely with the larger change later. You get greater

If given a choice between life and death, most church members and church leaders choose death if they have to make substantive changes in their churches.

You have likely heard me describe the state of churches in North America. Nearly nine out of ten are either declining, or they are growing more slowly than the communities in which they are located. In simple terms, 90 percent of our churches are losing ground in their respective communities.

have seen too many so-called hopeless churches become turnaround churches.

Churches with high expectations not only reach the unchurched but retain them as well.

The denier is one of the most difficult to lead in change because he or she does not think anything needs changing. The church is just fine the way it is, and there is no motivation to do things differently. Denial is the fastest path to death.

The blamers resist change because they do not need to change, at least from their perspective. The problems all reside with other people and other situations. They don't see anything wrong with themselves. Blamers will blame. Blamers do not want to change.

Tus actividades deben someterse al proceso ministerial. Son herramientas que facilitan el proceso de crecimiento espiritual. Los programas deben aportar al proceso y no al reves.

A true Great Commission church is always urgent about making disciples. Church

If you are not being criticized, you are not leading. Such is the reality of leadership. Such is the reality of change leadership.

Simple church leaders are designers. They design opportunities for spiritual growth. Complex church leaders are programmers. They run ministry programs.

Simply stated, your church will not likely be ready for change until it experiences some action steps of an outward focus.

If outside forces and culture were the reasons behind declining and non-influential churches, we would likely have no churches today. The greatest periods of growth, particularly the first-century growth, took place in adversarial cultures. We are not hindered by external forces; we are hindered by our own lack of commitment and selflessness.

the health of the church is directly tied to the health of groups in the church. If you are not in a small group, a Sunday school class, or some other type of group, you are not contributing to the health of the church.

Thriving churches have the Great Commission as the centerpiece of their vision, while dying churches have forgotten the clear command of Christ.

Members of the dying churches really didn't want growth unless that growth met their preferences and allowed them to remain comfortable.

Being an investment banker has given me a front row seat at the center of innovation

My songs are my kids. Some of them stay with me, some others I have to send out, out to the war. It might sound stupid and it might even sound naive, but that's just the way it is.

He who shunneth not small faults falleth little by little into greater.

Who struggles more than those who strive to overcome themselves?