How do you really feel after Mother\u2019s Day? Come on, tell the truth. Yesterday I read several blogs of pastors who do something very unusual; that\u2019s to tell the full truth.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not calling pastors liars, or leaders liars. But what I am saying is that sometimes it\u2019s really hard to be honest. For example, Mother\u2019s Day is a big day. For some, it\u2019s a really big day. For others, it\u2019s actually a down day. A lot of it has to do with two factors: the age of your church, and how long you\u2019ve been going. Both of those factors determine whether this is a big day, but that\u2019s a discussion for another time. Let\u2019s get back to what we\u2019re talking about.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s really tough to not hang our worth, significance, and effectiveness on the attendance, especially on a big day. How did we do? Are there more people? Then we\u2019re up. If there are not, then we\u2019re down.<\/p>\n
Here is the truth, fellow leader. Your effectiveness isn\u2019t judged on one day, two days, one month, or one year. It\u2019s over time.<\/p>\n
Are you enjoying yourself? Are you having any fun? Because if not, if neither are true, then you\u2019re not growing. If you\u2019re not growing your church isn\u2019t growing. I know there are exceptions to that, but usually not many.<\/p>\n
So here is my advice to my fellow leaders across America this morning. Get up, suit up, show up, do the next right thing. Ignore the numbers, at least on a weekly basis. You need a much broader scope to make a judgment and engage fully in what you know is the next right thing for you to do. That\u2019s the cure for the Monday Morning Blues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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