- If you make it better, it will naturally demand that it gets bigger
- Do everything with excellence
- Excellence demonstrates that what is happening in your church/organization is important.
- So make the weekend service as good as you can make it.
- Have the best possible worship service you can have. Pray and fast and plan and prepare.
- Put together the best possible message you can and preach it with all your guts as if eternity hangs in the balance because it does.
- Make your kids program an unforgettable experience for the little ones so they can learn about Jesus in an environment that is fun, kid-friendly and interactive.
- Create a warm and friendly experience for your weekend attendees and first time guests with trained car parking crews, ushers, greeters, guest services hosts, etc.
- What happens in the local church should be the talk of the town because there is nothing more important to talk about than Jesus! There is nothing more important going on than what Jesus is doing by changing lives!
5. Delegate more and/or hire new staff.
- Most pastors do way too much
- We need to delegate as many tasks as possible
- Find out what you can only do in your church and delegate everything else (For me, the 3 main things I do are: Lead communicator/vision castor, Lead the staff, Resource Development)
- Delegate doesn't mean dump.
- Delegate responsibility with accountability and authority
- Follow the medical adage: Watch One, Do One, Teach One
- To break growth barriers you will also need to hire staff
6. Make room to grow.
- Adequate space will often times limit growth
- Make more room for growth in every area: parking spaces, kids space, lobby space, transition between services (if you are in multiple services), auditorium space
- Do you have enough room in your auditorium to grow?
- Remember the Rule of 70% which says, "once your auditorium is 70% full, it is full"
- Make more room by adding additional seats in your auditorium (if possible), adding additional services, finding a larger space to meet in, etc.
- Americans don't like to be crowded / they like their space / they will take up 3 seats in a row if you let them.
