7 Keys to Creating the Right Church Culture:
1) BE YOURSELF
- creating culture starts with knowing who you are and who you're not
- "You can't please all the people all of the time" - Abraham Lincoln
- One of the most important decisions you will make in your ministry is "who are you willing to offend?
2) STAY POSITIVE
- start every meeting by sharing WINS
- church planting ought to be fun
- who you do ministry with determines how much you enjoy ministry
- get rid of negative staff
3) ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES
- boundaries between family and ministry
- Mark allows 1 evening per week for church activities, the rest are dedicated to family time
4) LITTLE THINGS ARE BIG THINGS
- 1% of what you do makes 99% of the difference
- ex) unevenly folded bulletins, misspelled words on screen
5) THINK LIKE A GUEST
- as leaders we are prone to inattentional blindness...we get blindspots in our ministry
- do reconaissance at other churches who are doing ministry with excellence
- book recommendation..."The Science of Shopping"
6) EXCEED EXPECTATIONS...good isn't good enough!
7) CAST VISION LIKE CRAZY...most church problems are vision problems
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