Bill Easums Observations

I don’t know about you but I’ve about had it with social media.  I know, that makes me a freak in today’s world. But i figured it up the other day and if I responded to all the people wanting to connect with me it would take over an hour a day – Facebook, Linkedin, Klout, Social Cam, Branchout, and I can’t remember the rest of them.  So I decided to put some sanity into the process.  No one needs to be connected to the entire world, at least not me. I’ve decided to put an end to all of them but Facebook and Linkedin. So from now on I will be blocking all the rest.

If you are one of the people trying to connect with me, use Facebook or Linkedin. Why did I choose them? Because I can respond to all of the invitations on one page whereas the others make me go page by page.  Life is too short to be that connected.

Peace.

Bill
www.effectivechurch.com
easum@aol.com

Any one who has stayed at a growing church for more than 15 years knows that several things are inevitable …

1. Sooner or later you will hit burnout.  I did my 10th year.  It was so severe I told my board I wanted to quit.  Instead they sent me off for a three month sabbatical.  Best thing they ever did.  I came back with a renewed vision and the church exploded with growth.
2. Anyone who stays more than ten years in a growing church has experienced those moments when it became necessary to grow through a barrier.  Growing through a barrier means that someone or something has to change.  It’s almost certain that the lead pastor has to change. The change required depends on the size barrier the church needs to break through.  Often staff can not make enough adjustment to grow through more than one barrier so it is rare for a staff to stay in tack from 0 to 1,000 in worship.
3. Finally, anyone who stays long realizes that making time for family is essential even if it has to be programmed into the calendar.

Staying long term at a church is the best way to grow a large church and make an impact on the community and for the Kingdom. If you have never stayed anywhere more than 11 years i challenge to do so. It’s a magical number.

Bill
www.effectivechurch.com
easum@ aol.com

The Summer Slump that many declining churches experience is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Most declining churches actually take actions that always lead to a Summer Slump – they combine worship services and the choir takes the summer off.  No wonder church attendance is down in the summer. Ever wonder what would happen if your church was a year around church that added ministries in the summer?

Well the June edition of our ezine  On Track will show you some ways to actually increased attendance in the summer.  So watch for it the first part of June.

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Hoping you have a Summer Hump instead of a Summer Slump,

Bill Easum
www.effectivechurch.com
easum@aol.com