Theres No Best Way

Over the past few weeks Ive been coast to coast at churches and conferences. Every time I go to a church or conference I am constantly taking notes in my head and carefully observing everything around me. Why do I do this? I do this because if I like the way someone does something Im going to steal their secrets and implement them in our church. (FYI: Copyright really means Copy It Right; God made eyes to plagiarizejust kidding dont send me hate emails)

This is what Im realizing more and more: Theres no one right way to do ministry. Our church is in a position where we have influence in both the charismatic and seeker movements. Ive seen some pretty crazy services that were powerful, people getting saved and the church growing. Ive also seen seeker services where they reach tons of unchurched people, the word is very practical, the power of Gods there and lives are changed. Both are good. Both are needed.

Whats my advice to you as a leader? Do what you do best. Thats it! Whatever it is that you do, whatever style is your style, do it 100%. Dont try to be like anyone else. At times our church tries to emulate a certain style and its just not us. Its when we are ourselves that we find the most success with salvations, lives impacted and the church expanding. Sure, there are systems that work better than others. Our church gleans from other churches and implement those things that fit into our vision. We dont change our vision to fit a system.