Leading, and loving it

Steven Furtick has a great new post about leadership. He says that at Elevation they made three critical decisions. First, they are staff led. Second, they will keep their focus. Third, they will be "over the top." I like what he has to say, and it's hard to argue with his success! Read it and see if you agree or not...

Can Phoenix can get to that level of focus? Honestly, it's pretty hard for us to see the "new" church without also seeing or thinking about our "old" one. For us to really become a church that reaches the un-churched younger generation, it will take an incredible amount of intense focus. The goal is to bring lost people the message in ways that they can identify with and understand. Both the message and the means of transmission are important! ...we also have to be willing to not do everything. Some stuff just isn't important. Jesus said to make disciples. That's the mandate. Furtick's two things might be right: Worship experience (for kids, youth, and adults) and small groups. We also going need to go "over the top." When we nickel and dime everything we come across as cheap - but - big things make big impressions! Yes, it may be expensive... Yes, it may be risky... Yes, it's worth it!