5
Significant Attitude Differences That Separate Growing and Declining Churches
Carey
Nieuwhof
So what’s
the difference between a growing church and a declining church?
Well there
are many, but one of the biggest differences I see is the attitude of the leaders.
The leaders
of growing churches almost always share a common attitude.
So do the
leaders of declining churches.
And the
attitude has a huge influence over the results each
church sees.
Attitude may
or may not be everything, but it’s close.
Here are 5
attitude differences I see again and again in growing churches and declining
churches.
The first attitude I mentioned in the previous post is "We
Can vs. We Can’t"
2. Them
vs. Us
Declining
churches focus on themselves.
Growing
churches focus on the people they’re trying to reach.
If your
leadership table conversations are all about the needs and wants of your
members, it’s a sign that your church is insider focused.
The mission
of the church is to reach the world. Growing churches not only know that; they live it.
Besides, who
likes to hang out with selfish people?
And
ironically, selfish people almost always end up in a very surprising place:
alone.
Because a life devoted to self ultimately leaves you alone. That’s
also true for selfish churches.
If you’re
becoming smaller and smaller, is it because you’re selfish?
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