Because I am unwilling to tell my city and beyond to GO TO HELL…I will be an EQUIPPER AND NOT JUST A DOER.

Accomplish more by doing less.

Only do what you can do and delegate the rest.  THIS IS A HUGE DISCIPLINE that I am just now starting to understand.  It involves making every decision through that lens.  

I want to organize our church for growth not control.  I want to empower God’s church to exponentially grow!

As with every step of leadership and going to the next level there will be some growing pains, some transitional troubles – but if we avoid pain we avoid progress!

Going to the next level implies leaving “something” behind: thoughts, attitudes, actions, beliefs, philosophies, programs, and even relationships.  The old way of doing things must be surrendered to the next level way of doing things.

As we go to the next level in our leadership there will be some who leave.  Because some people embrace the WAY things were done more than the WHY behind those ways.

What got you here won’t get you there.  In fact, what helped you get here may be the very thing keeping you from getting there.

The difference between “where you are” and “where God wants you to be” is how much pain you are willing to endure.

Because I am unwilling to tell the rest of Manchester & beyond to GO TO HELL…I will be an EQUIPPER AND NOT JUST A DOER.

Because I am unwilling to burn myself and my family out…I will be an EQUIPPER AND NOT A DOER.

Because I am unwilling to frustrate God’s people to the point of failure…I will be an EQUIPPER AND NOT A DOER.

The best way for me to care for and lead this church is to multiply leadership.  At TheDC we have a pastoral team which is an extension of the lead pastor; and we have LIFE GROUPS to help care for and grow our Body to maturity (Eph.4:11-12).

The lead pastor can’t be and shouldn’t be the ONLY ONE OR THE PRIMARY ONE TO MEET PEOPLE’S NEEDS.  That is a sure fire recipe for leadership burn out and membership frustration.

When the lead pastor thinks he is the ONLY ONE who can meet the REAL NEEDS of the church then he suffers from THE SUPERMAN SYNDROME.  It is a real condition where one thinks he can save everyone, where in fact he is the only one who can really save anyone!  YIKES, that is scary!

Most churches in America plateau around an attendance of 125 because the lead pastor is not willing to become an EQUIPPER INSTEAD OF A DOER.  I refuse to be the bottleneck.

Multiplying leadership ensures that everyone is cared for but no one person is trying to care for too many.  At TheDC we have LIFE GROUPS to help us care for and lead every person in this church with a personal touch.

Because I am unwilling to tell the rest of Manchester & beyond to GO TO HELL…I will become an EQUIPPER AND NOT JUST A DOER.

We can organize for control or growth, but we can’t do both.

As the lead pastor I have chosen to organize this church for growth by multiplying the leadership around me, by sharing the leadership around me.

I am compelled by the Bible to believe that sharing leadership is the best way to serve an ever growing community.

I realize I must release control in favor of growth; as I release more and more ministry into the hands of TeamDC I am empowering God’s church for exponential growth.