Tim Keller and Rick Warren shared the stage for Session 5 of Exponential. I'll post notes from Keller later, but here are Rick Warren' s suggestions for building a reproducing church...along with a couple of other quoteables:
Never compare yourself to someone else...
- you'll always find someone who is better than you, which leaves you discouraged
- you'll always find someone who not as good as you, which leaves you prideful
- either way, you're dead in the water
Keys to a Reproducing Church
- Never Stop Growing Personally
- Pay Attention to Your Family
- Develop a Kingdom Mindset (it's not about your church)
- Focus on Building People, Not Your Church
(Warren had three more points, but ran out of time)
We have to reattach the hands and feet to the body of Christ and start being the church. For too long, we've just been a big mouth.
A funny quote..."Some people don't like me...(wink, wink). I figure if 50 million people can read Purpose Driven Life, then I can handle 4 bloggers. But, the good news is that I'm no longer the anti-Christ - I'm just a false prophet now. This week, Oprah is the anti-Christ."
If you've heard Warren speak recently, you've heard the basics of what he said today. Not knocking it at all...it's always great to hear him encourage pastors.
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