AS I was putting my message together for this Sunday and our 10th anniversary,I was thinking about Foothills Community Church and I realized that one of the main reasons that we continue to see phenomenal growth (even after 10 years) is because we are a WE church not a ME church. Here are a couple of my thoughts.
ME Churches VS WE churches:
ME churches have a tiny front door—you are expected to meet certain standards to fit in -jump thru hoops ---WE churches have a huge front door—always open—everyone welcomed—no strings attached (background, economics, race,etc don't matter)
ME churches are all about what makes ME happy –first question they ask is how can I make the saints/Christians comfortable? --- WE churches are about what makes God happy. 1st question, how can we leverage culture to introduce people to Christ?
ME churches internally focused –WE churches externally focused
ME churches are about maintenance-------—WE churches are about being missional
ME churches are stagnant and dying----WE churches are vibrant, growing and dynamic
ME churches resist change----WE churches embrace change (Message never changes—methods do)
ME churches grow mostly through church members transferring---WE churches grow mostly through conversion
ME churches see minimal life change---WE churches see life change on a regular basis
ME churches content with status quo---WE churches realize there is still much to do
ME churches ask “WHY?”---WE churches ask, “WHY NOT?
Is your church a ME church or a WE church?
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