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The Top 5 Ministry Excuses You Must Stop Making

5. If our church was in Texas, we’d have 10,000 people.

Listen, I’ve actually thought that too. Kind of embarrassing to put in writing though isn’t it?

What a terrible way to think about leadership. If you really think your church would be 10,000 people in Texas, move there and start a church. Otherwise shut up about it.

You don’t have to be faithful with what God gave other people. You just need to be faithful with what he’s given you. So get moving.

How are you going to spend the rest of today, this week or this year?

Making excuses?

Or making progress?

Because you can’t do both.

Any other excuses you’ve heard? Leave them in the comments.

And in the meantime, what excuses are you going to banish from your vocabulary today?