4. A busy church can hurt families.
Many churches have different activities for children, students and adults on multiple days of the week. Family members rarely have time together.
5. Activity-focused churches can cause member burnout.
When a member burns out, he or she then drops out.
6. It is difficult for a church to do a few things well when it does too many things.
Quantity thus replaces quality, and the most vital ministries suffer.
7. Busy churches often lack vision clarity.
Because these churches are going in so many directions, members are confused about the priorities and vision of the church.
Try this exercise. List every ministry, program or class that your church offers in a year. If the list is exceedingly long, see if just a few can be eliminated without much pain.
Then, before you add anything else to the activities of your church, make a commitment to eliminate two existing activities.
Admittedly, busyness diets are not always easy or pleasant.
But they can make the difference between a busy church and a fruitful church.
