“We’re a small church, so we don’t have time to improve.”

On a recent phone call with a pastor, this is a statement we heard.

And we regularly hear a lot of pastors of smaller churches express similar sentiments as they feel like the day-to-day of ministry dominates their schedule.

But here’s the reality: If you feel like you don’t have enough time for what’s most important, it’s not because of your church’s size. It’s because of your church’s structure.

Join our team this week on the podcast for a conversation on 5 reasons churches get to a place in ministry where they can honestly say, “We don’t have time to improve.”

Austin’s Social Media Game: We want to get to know you better! We’re starting a new tradition this week at the start of our episodes of answering one random question. But we need your participation: So this week, send us your answer (on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn) to the questions, “If you had to get rid of one fast food restaurant because it’s the worst, what would you choose? And if you had to get rid of all fast food restaurants except for one because it’s the best, which one would you choose?”

 

Links to Resources Mentioned or Related

• VisionBox — Want to dig deeper into each of the 5 areas we talk about today? VisionBox is a great tool to help you do exactly that.
• Article: You Don’t Have to Be Super-Pastor (Even in a Small Church)

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