Comments on: Stop Trying to be Fair! http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/ Trying to be strategic. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:28:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chad Stuart http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-43186 Chad Stuart Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:33:17 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-43186 Tony-- Teach us then how to tactfully share with people their ministry isn't as important or as high on the priority change as another? Chad Tony–

Teach us then how to tactfully share with people their ministry isn’t as important or as high on the priority change as another?

Chad

]]> By: ToddLive.net · Link’d http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-36941 ToddLive.net · Link’d Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:07:29 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-36941 [...] This from Tony Morgan was right on [...] [...] This from Tony Morgan was right on [...]

]]> By: Richard Westley http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-35575 Richard Westley Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:51:47 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-35575 I dig that Tony! I have attended churches and worked for churches that had the buckshot approach to communication. They (and I will add myself since I work at such a church) believe that since we are 3,000+ in weekend attendance that we can offer a buffet style of ministry offering. Can't we just follow the manual in Less Clutter, Less Noise? It is a major paradigm shift for large churches though...and I think it's the busyness factor. The old adage that "if you aren't doing something then you aren't growing" is a thing of the past. People don't even want the plethora of offerings from their churches. I believe they want to know what are the top four or five things this church is doing and they recommend I do with my life. I dig that Tony! I have attended churches and worked for churches that had the buckshot approach to communication. They (and I will add myself since I work at such a church) believe that since we are 3,000+ in weekend attendance that we can offer a buffet style of ministry offering.
Can’t we just follow the manual in Less Clutter, Less Noise?
It is a major paradigm shift for large churches though…and I think it’s the busyness factor. The old adage that “if you aren’t doing something then you aren’t growing” is a thing of the past.
People don’t even want the plethora of offerings from their churches. I believe they want to know what are the top four or five things this church is doing and they recommend I do with my life.

]]> By: mike http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-35472 mike Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:02:41 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-35472 did you leave your card? did you leave your card?

]]> By: Johnathan Partridge http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-35460 Johnathan Partridge Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:46:44 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-35460 Brilliant!! Brilliant!!

]]> By: Church Planting Blogs of the Week | Planting Space http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-35440 Church Planting Blogs of the Week | Planting Space Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:03:36 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-35440 [...] Stop Trying to be Fair! by Tony Morgan “You have to determine your priorities, and give those ministries the focus in your messaging.” [...] [...] Stop Trying to be Fair! by Tony Morgan “You have to determine your priorities, and give those ministries the focus in your messaging.” [...]

]]> By: Trey Bailey http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-34820 Trey Bailey Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:53:49 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-34820 And cmon..you can name the restaurant!? And cmon..you can name the restaurant!?

]]> By: Trey Bailey http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-34819 Trey Bailey Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:50:55 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-34819 Working through an organizational restructure in preparation for 2010 budgeting...this blog post could not have been any more ON TIME for me. Thanks T. Working through an organizational restructure in preparation for 2010 budgeting…this blog post could not have been any more ON TIME for me. Thanks T.

]]> By: Chuck Biller http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-34803 Chuck Biller Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:21:54 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-34803 right on. and lose those ridiculous card tables with a vase and sign-up sheet right on. and lose those ridiculous card tables with a vase and sign-up sheet

]]> By: Jake Johnson http://tonymorganlive.com/2009/10/01/stop-trying-to-be-fair/#comment-34784 Jake Johnson Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:08:53 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=4614#comment-34784 Great thoughts here, Tony. last I checked the concept of fairness you're writing about – giving everyone equal platform – isn't in the Bible. One of the hardest lessons people in the church have to learn is that we all have unique giftings and just because we want to do something doesn't mean we should. My only caveat is that when we deal with people on these issues, we need to do so in love. As pastors and leaders in the church, we can really blow good people out of the water by not tempering our leadership with love. Great thoughts here, Tony. last I checked the concept of fairness you’re writing about – giving everyone equal platform – isn’t in the Bible. One of the hardest lessons people in the church have to learn is that we all have unique giftings and just because we want to do something doesn’t mean we should.

My only caveat is that when we deal with people on these issues, we need to do so in love. As pastors and leaders in the church, we can really blow good people out of the water by not tempering our leadership with love.

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