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When Churches Are Too Busy
Season 1 · Episode 189

When Churches Are Too Busy

Revitalize and Replant · North American Mission Board

November 12, 2024

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Show Notes

Mark Clifton, Dan Hurst, and Kyle Bueermann discuss what happens when churches become too busy.

  1. Activities become synonymous with ministry.
  2. Programs and ministries are added regularly, but few or none are ever deleted.
  3. Programs and ministries become sacred cows.
  4. The alignment question is not even asked on the front end.
  5. Silo behavior among the different ministries of the church.
  6. Lack of an evaluation process.
  7. Ministry becomes facility-centered.
  8. Lack of courageous leadership.

Resources related to this episode:

8 Reasons Churches Become Too Busy by Thom Rainer