How to Keep People

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The past few weeks many of my conversations with pastors have had a common theme...how to KEEP PEOPLE. Honestly, no pastor wants to lose people, but as pastors, we have to guard against trying to keep everyone, or doing church to please everyone. I shared a few thoughts...

1. Help your church fall IN LOVE with Jesus. When people fall in love with Jesus, they wont exist in the church just to be pampered, but to worship.

2. Help your church to follow the example of JESUS who didn't come to be served, but to serve, and to GIVE HIS LIFE for others. IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU!

3. Don't fall into the trap of trying to please SOMEONE in order to keep them, because you will tick off EVERYONE, and the church is suppose to be about THE ONE WHO IS THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. 

4. Help the church move people from KINGDOM USERS to KINGDOM IMPACT PLAYERS. Kingdom users can walk away at any moment. They have either no investment or very little investment in the church. HOWEVER, remember sometimes God moves good people, this is the exception to the rule. KINGDOM IMPACT PLAYERS are vested in the body, they are a part of HEALTHY SMALL GROUPS, and involved on a MINISTRY TEAM.

5. DEAL WITH SIN. This is a big one. As pastors, when we see SPIRITUAL DRIFT, we must love people enough to speak to them EARLY IN THE DRIFT, as opposed to when things are too far gone. Some will respond amazingly well and will grow and stay.

GRANITE let's keep on keeping on for Jesus. LOVE GOD and LOVE PEOPLE! Let's keep the main thing the main thing! Come on somebody!

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