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Ten Stupid Things that Keep Churches from Growing

Ten Stupid Things that Keep Churches from Growing. Geoff Surratt. People I Love. Stuff I’ve written. Places I hang out. www.twitter.com/geoffsurratt. geoffsurratt@seacoast.org. www.geoffsurratt.com. CULT. Seacoast Church. Multi-site. Contemporary. Largest. Innovative.

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Ten Stupid Things that Keep Churches from Growing

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  1. Ten Stupid Things that Keep Churchesfrom Growing Geoff Surratt

  2. People I Love

  3. Stuff I’ve written

  4. Places I hangout www.twitter.com/geoffsurratt geoffsurratt@seacoast.org www.geoffsurratt.com

  5. CULT Seacoast Church Multi-site Contemporary Largest Innovative Multi-site Influential Casual Least fattening Country club Multi-site Fastest growing

  6. Who are you calling Stupid?

  7. Trying to do it all

  8. Trying to do it • Why do we do it all? all

  9. Trying to do it • Why do we do it all? • Lonely martyr syndrome all

  10. Trying to do it • Why do we do it all? • Hired Gun Disease all

  11. Trying to do it • Why do we do it all? • Corner Cutting Disorder all

  12. Trying to do it • Why do we do it all? • Rejection Aversion all

  13. Trying to do it • Why should we share the load? all

  14. Trying to do it • Why should we share the load? Eph 4:11-12 (NIV) So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up all

  15. Trying to do it • Why should we share the load? Ephesians 2:10 (ESV) For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. all

  16. Trying to do it • How to give away your job all

  17. Trying to do it • How to give away your job • Connect the dots all

  18. Trying to do it • How to give away your job • The Big ASK all

  19. Trying to do it • How to give away your job • Show the ropes all

  20. Trying to do it • How to give away your job • Quit all

  21. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family “I realize that the church secretary can’t type, but she’s the mother of my children.”

  22. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family

  23. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family • Play the ministry card

  24. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family • Play the ministry card • Lead with the queen of hearts

  25. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family • Play the ministry card • Lead with the queen of hearts • Trump family time with ministry

  26. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family • Play the ministry card • Lead with the queen of hearts • Trump family time with ministry • Tip your family’s hand

  27. Wrong Role for thePastor’s Family • How to destroy your family • Play the ministry card • Lead with the queen of hearts • Trump family time with ministry • Tip your family’s hand • Bet your family’s future

  28. How to rebuild your marriage

  29. How to rebuild your marriage • Marriage is about

  30. How to rebuild your marriage • Marriage is about • Being there YOU ARE HERE

  31. How to rebuild your marriage • Marriage is about • Being there • Not being there YOU ARE HERE

  32. How to rebuild your marriage • Marriage is about • Being there • Not being there • Getting HELP!

  33. DisciplineoverReconciliation Favoring I will not ask Mark Driscoll if he wrote A New Kind of Christian

  34. Holding BACK Jonathan said to his young armor-bearer, “Come, let’s go over to the outpost of those uncircumcised fellows. Perhaps the Lord will act in our behalf. Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many or by few.” “Do all that you have in mind,” his armor-bearer said. “Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.” 1 Samuel 14:6-7 (NIV) 

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