Perry stepped up to the plate for the final session of the day. Warning…Perry said this session might be controversial. We’ll see.

  • The myth behind growing churches is this: It’s all about style. It’s not about style.
  • Churches don’t grow without Godly leadership.
  • Moses simply listened and obeyed.
  • Have you ever felt like God was leading you to do something?
  • Leadership is as easy as listening to God.
  • One of the most common phrases in the first chapters of the Bible is this: “The Lord said to Moses…”
  • Time with God is the most important thing you do. Period. (Especially for senior pastors.)
  • How can you get a vision for your church without time with God?
  • In the Bible, God never gave the vision to a committee. “The personnel committee, they’re of Satan.”
  • “God didn’t ordain deacons to tell the pastor what to do.”
  • Hebrews 13:17 — Your pastor is accountable to God.
  • We fight over the dumbest things. And we handcuff the senior pastor. The pastor can’t even hire and fire the people on the staff team.
  • “If you’ve never been scared, you’ve never heard from God.”
  • If you’re not the senior pastor, you have to trust that he’s hearing from God.
  • Moses did not compromise the vision.
  • “Powerful people in your church will always try to alter your vision.”
  • “As a pastor, I can’t please everyone.” I’d rather offend the people in the church seats than God who gave us our vision.
  • People will leave. And that’s OK.
  • Moses didn’t try to do it all.
  • “Pastors, one of our biggest problems is that we think we’re needed.”
  • Numbers 11:14-17 — The pastor can’t carry everyone. “You will not have to carry it alone.”
  • “The pastor is not supposed to do everything.”
  • “You have to surround yourself with Godly people.”
  • Most of the people on NewSpring’s staff team come from NewSpring Church.
  • “Pastors, you also need to learn how to rest.”
  • Perry recommended pastors should only teach up to 40 to 42 weekends each year.
  • Moses was willing to attempt the impossible.
  • “God has never called us to do anything that’s safe.”
  • “It insults God when we dream small dreams.”
  • Stop using size as an excuse.
  • Stop using facilities as an excuse.
  • Stop using money as an excuse. “If it’s God’s will, it’s God’s bill.” God isn’t limited by money.
  • Ask God for big things.
  • “If you can sleep, it’s not a vision. If you can do it, it’s not a vision.”