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January 2, 2020 1 Comment

Six Ways Comparisons Hurt Church Revitalization – Revitalize and Replant Episode #126

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Comparison is an easy trap to fall into. It is tempting to look at a “more successful” church and wish we had a different situation. But as Thom and Mark peel back the onion we discover six ways comparison hurts church revitalization.

Highlights:

  1. Comparison creates dissatisfaction among members with the pastors and staff
  2. Pastors and church staff can have the “green grass” syndrome when they compare their churches and its members with some other church.
  3. Comparisons create unhealthy expectations.
  4. When we compare, we become consumer-members instead of serving members.
  5. Comparing creates a culture of criticism.
  6. When we compare, we don’t take time to “look in the mirror.”

    • Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.

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  1. Bill says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:36 pm

    2 Corinthians 10:12
    “For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.”

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