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7 Signs the Pharisees Are Running Your Church

And Jesus said they missed the boat. His most scathing words were reserved for people who claimed to be speaking for God.

Seven Signs the Pharisees Are Running Your Church

So what are the signs that you have a Pharisee are running your church?

What are the signs that you might be that leader?

Here are seven.

1. Your leaders like to show off.

Check those stats. Did you see how many downloads that message got? How many likes that photo picked up? Or that visitor who said he thinks you’re as good as that mega-preacher guy?

Or, worship leaders, think about your mad guitar skills or your new V-Neck or fierce beard.

Or admin types…check out the bullet-proof system I put together.

Sigh.

We all want to be better, or cooler (even though cool church is dying), don’t we?

But sometimes in our pursuit to improve our skill, we lose our soul.

Here’s a key distinction.

When you’re focused on how you’re doing more than you’re focused on how the people you’re serving are doing, you’ve kind of lost the game.