Seven sure-fire ways to blow up a church

Chuck Lawless, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at Southern Seminary, shares seven things he would do if he wanted to “blow up” a church:

1. Begin my ministry as a teacher and refuse to be a learner.
2. Assume that the “honeymoon period” as a church leader is the time to make as many changes as possible.
3. Expect to fix everything overnight.
4. Teach a theological system more than the Bible.
5. Study always and seldom “hang out” with people.
6. Blame undiscipled members for acting like believers who have never been discipled.
7. Pray reactively rather than proactively.

Read his entire post with amplifying comments here.