#7 Ambiguity
Clarity is king when growth takes place. If your church is going to grow, it means you are going to leave ambiguity behind. You are going to have to get crystal clear on vision, roles, action, cultural behaviors and what the next hill is. In fact, that speed at which you are able to move forward hinges on your ability to shed ambiguity.
#8 Winging It
If your church is going to grow, those days of just winging it are going to come to a close. The days of just walking in and using a room or taking some tables and chairs for a family reunion are over. It will take a coordinated effort to integrate the ministry calendar, budget resources and people. You’ll need to learn to plan your work and work your plan, because you get what you plan for.
#9 Ministry Preferences
As the church grows, you lose your ministry preferences as the leader unless you’re a micromanager, but if that’s the case then there is already a lid on the growth of your church. As the leader, you’re not going to design ministry the way you once did. Your attention will need to be elsewhere. And not everyone is going to do things the way you would. Don’t freak out. If they’re doing it at 80 percent of how you would do it, let it go. If it’s under that threshold, then coach them.
#10 The Power to Make Decisions
Guess what? As the church grows, something counterintuitive happens. Instead of gaining decision making as the leader, you actually lose out on making decisions. You’ll make less day-to-day decisions, but the decisions you’ll make will be heavier and affect everyone.
