Rapid Growth Pastors on a Wild Ride
By Warren Bird and Jim Kuykendall published on February 7, 2011
For many of today’s fastest-growing churches and their leaders, the explosive increases are like a wild roller coaster ride: they don’t quite know what they’re in for as they experience the joy of seeing hundreds of people coming to Christ and growing in their faith—all while navigating the challenges of being short on staff and resources and with ever-shifting systems and structures. Jim Kuykendall describes the challenges and questions these rapid growth pastors frequently experience. In this podcast, Dr. Warren Bird interviews Jim Kuykendall, director of Rapid Growth Leadership Community about how pastors and employees deal with the ups and downs of running a rapidly growing church. Jim also gives listeners resources useful for those looking for more information on the subject.
Length 9:44
Comments
A great article. I think it spoke to leadership for all evangelical leaders who are serious about growth and leadership. It was to the point that the leader has limited gifts, the laity has great gifts to bring to the people of God, and the final and most important gift is the grace of God. A great article.
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