Dear Consultant,
I’m the pastor of an inner city church in an area where numerous ethnic groups live. I’m torn between trying to build a multi-ethnic church and trying to focus on one or two specific ethnic groups. I’m leaning toward the latter, reaching out primarily to the Hispanics because they’re the largest group and I speak Spanish. Am I wrong to think this way?
Dear Consultant,
Our congregation recently did a Church Health Survey, and we rated our church as “unhealthy.” Our senior pastor, though, thinks the survey was simply wrong. He is convinced that our church is healthy, but I don’t know anyone else in the church that agrees with the pastor (including other staff members). I doubt we can improve much if our leader doesn’t see the need. I’m one of those staff members who disagree with our pastor. What do you recommend we do?
The long-term custodian at our church has been a member of the church for twenty years. His family has been a part of the church for 60+ years. The problem is that he is getting older, and he is not doing the job that we need done. We don’t want to hurt him or his family, but we need improvement in caring for our facility. Any suggestions?
Dr. Chuck Lawless is Dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism, and President of the Lawless Group, a church consulting firm.
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