“A small church that doesn’t have a strategy for what happens [when a new person comes] can feel big. And a big church, if they have strategies for how they care for people, can feel small.”
“I think one of the reasons that there are lots of churches across our country where nobody meets Jesus is because the leaders don’t know what they would do with people when they met Jesus.”
“[Having a teaching plan far in advance] is best for me, it’s best for our staff and best for our church.”
“Your ministry will be more fruitful if you attach to energy that’s already created instead of trying to create something over on the side. So that means just strategically looking at what your ministry is doing and seeing places to attach to our teaching.”
“We literally have strategies in some churches for how to book a room but not strategies for how to follow up on a new Christian.”
“If you have effective strategies, you’re freed up to shepherd.”
Mentioned in the Show
“Designed to Lead: The Church and Leadership Development” by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck
“Simple Church: Returning to God’s Process for Making Disciples” by Eric Geiger and Thom Rainer
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Eric Geiger Leadership Podcast
“Eric Geiger: What the ‘Alarming’ State of Theology Report Means for the Church” by Jessica Lea on ChurchLeaders
“Eric Geiger: Why Your Church Needs a Leadership Pipeline” by Jessica Lea on ChurchLeaders
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