Seven Practices of Effective Ministry

Your problem is, you don’t know what a win is at church, do you?”

Practice #7 Work On It

Practice number three is this: Narrow the Focus. By that I mean you shouldn’t try to do everything; you should do a few things well.”

“Number five is Listen to Outsiders.”

“The tendency in business, or in church work for that matter, is to mistake activity for progress. We think that just because people are busy and doing a lot of stuff that we are being successful. The fact of the matter is, if all that activity isn’t taking you where you want to go, then it’s just wasted time.

Practice #3 Narrow the Focus

“The first four practices are all about making changes to the organization.” Pete began. “The last three require a personal change for the leader, and sometimes, that’s a little more difficult.”

we don’t have a scoreboard in the sanctuary, and the only plate we have is an offering plate. And I can assure you that no one cheers when we pass it.”

Practice #4 Teach Less for More