Challenges of a growing church, part 2

Previously we have thought about the way a larger church is a more complicated animal which tends to have more pastoral problems and different expectations of those in leadership.

But these are not the only pressures which go with growth.

Pressure 4 Growth, change and leadership

Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, who spoke at this year’s London Men’s Convention, argues: 1) growth causes change; 2) change causes complexity; 3) complexity causes chaos; 4) chaos causes concern; 5) concern causes conflict.