http://www.morethancake.org/2009/02/the-committed-leader-works-for-god.html ...nourished by the bread of life Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.morethancake.org/2009/02/the-committed-leader-works-for-god.html/comment-page-1#comment-741 Wirehead Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:13:00 +0000 http://www.elnews.net/mtkblog/?p=398#comment-741 "Success" may be the shrewdest of enemies in church planting. Because of "growth," one can be encouraged to change strategy to lead to more "growth." I was at a church plant that had numerical success and experienced the same burnout "Alan" did. While the servant heart worked fine in a storefront church of 150, I needed a lot more than that (so it seemed) in a more established church of 600. The Purpose-Changing Church is a sure-fire recipe for burnout. “Success” may be the shrewdest of enemies in church planting. Because of “growth,” one can be encouraged to change strategy to lead to more “growth.” I was at a church plant that had numerical success and experienced the same burnout “Alan” did. While the servant heart worked fine in a storefront church of 150, I needed a lot more than that (so it seemed) in a more established church of 600. The Purpose-Changing Church is a sure-fire recipe for burnout.

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