God uses pastors in many diferent ways. He uses them to cast vision. He works through pastors to set the tone in churches and to be examples for others to follow. Unfortunately some churches won’t follow good leaders no matter what. They would rather die than change. And they usually get the former for forsaking the latter.
Still, leadership matters. Leadership is critical. And the most visible aspect of leadership for the pastor takes place in the pulpit.
In my work with churches across America, I often ask a series of questions that help me assist the church to become more evangelistically focused. Recently, I took time to write down the questions I ask most often. Look at these ten questions to get at least some hints of the evangelistic health of your own church.
While the creation of an evangelistic culture cannot be reduced to a simple formulaic approach, I can offer four suggestions of a more practical nature.
Every organization must deal with change. The crux of the matter is not if change will take place, but if the organization can lead change rather than just react to it.
Churches with three or more ongoing intentional evangelistic efforts are the most evangelistic churches in America. Examples of these efforts include a highly evangelisti pastor, relationalal intentionality, and ministry evangelism. What is your church doing to incease its MPI?
Individuals who are on the move as both present and future leaders can be characterized by these seven traits. They are changing the world for the better today – and tomorrow.
