Finding Your Rhythm (Part 5 of 6)
By Stovall Weems
As I mentioned in my previous post, I would be sharing questions that you can ask yourself if you’re considering whether or not you should add more services.
In this post:
How is this new service going to affect the strength and health of my team?
Most growing churches have no problem doing 2 or 3 weekend services, but after that you really need to think about strength and health and the big picture.
Ask yourself if there is any way to add seats during your main services on Sunday. What about overflow environments? Annex venues? Or encouraging members to attend other campuses (if you are a multi site church). Is there any possible way to capitalize on the energy you are already spending to reach people for Christ during your current service times?
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Ken and Lisa,
I agree our flow and egress between services is much improved. Thanks for serving.
Charles,
That is a very helpful and insightful comment. Thank you for sharing.
Dear Pastor Stovall,
It is really good to read your blog and to get notices from you and Celebration on upcoming events.
Personally, I think your concerns about having too many different “live” services are easy to understand.
With a church like ours that has so much growth and dynamic outreaches to its members and the community, it is probably both fulfilling and rewarding but can be draining if the pastor(s) put as much emotion and interest in their people as you and your fellow pastors/staff must do.
I believe in most cases you can spread yourself too thin if you have to be serving in so many places and different times within a period of time. I have had problems with this in my earlier work habits. In media work, radio and television it can be both counter-productive and even destructive (family time, personal solitude time, etc.).
I believe you encompass a lot of broad interests and contemporary styles of worship well without leaving anyone out. The group offerings are a wonderful example of how our church has a way of reaching many different needs and special concerns, interests in our community and are very accessible.
The formula you have used is certainly working — you shouldn’t have to “fix it.”
Respectfully,
Charles M. DeLettre
Pastor Stovall,
My wife and I work at the Annex on Sundays during the second service. We both feel the extra time between the services has helped out with the flow of the Church members! By allowing more time between the services we are able to hear the full message of the first services which is very important to us.
Keep preaching! You have helped us so much with are walk with Christ!
Thanks
-Ken & Lisa