I was looking over some notes from a one day pastor's luncheon at a church in Royersford, PA (www.moviechurch. com) called Christ Church of the Valley. Brian their lead pastor hosts a quarterly luncheon where they bring someone in to speak to us as leaders and teams. At this particular one, we had the privilege to hear from Dr. E. LeRoy Lawson. Here are some nuggets he shared with us on what he has learned and relearned while doing ministry for 50 or so years:
#1 - We really are in the business of changing lives! (mmm..., that sounds familiar?)
- Ensure you have a people intensive ministry - pay attention to relationships!
- Be in/Be the community!
#2 - No escape from administration or infra-structure!
Too bad! :-)
#3 - Best system - an organization who truly utilizes the gifts of the spirit!
- Don't start with a chart; start with a person!
- Let people do and be who they are & let them play!
- Don't look to the left or the right - follow who you wanna be; know your place!
**"I am the only gift I have for God!"**
#4 - Effecting change is no harder than it's ever been, but YOU must change!
- All of us have a different point of reference.
- We are change facilitators as lead pastors and leaders!
- Carefully calculate the cost of change.
- Learn from EVERYONE!
#5 - The building is not important; but.., it is not unimportant either.
- It does serve as a point of permanence.
#6 - Some of the church's more spiritual leaders are not in the Pulpit!
- He has walked with giants in his words and many were his elders.
#7 - Age is not the handicap I thought it could be? (This resonated with me! LOL!)
- "God doesn't have a problem running the universe - I can probably relax!" (Love it!!)
- Most of us expect too much in the short run; we tend to allow ourselves to not look at the long haul!
- We must hang on to each other to get through the tough times!
#8 - Every team is a small church or community!
#9 - Linguistic competence!
- Huh? LOL! Know the language and know how to use it.
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