Our church planters often ask me, “What’s the one secret to building a great church?” They look at me eagerly, notebooks in hand, ready for my answer. I know they want a technique, a plan, or a guarantee.
Maybe it’s hard to picture heaven on earth, but it’s not hard to picture hell. Humans are great at bringing hell on earth. If you’ve ever seen the movie Hotel Rwanda, then you know what hell on earth looks like.
Years ago, we called them hindrances to church growth, and now the question sounds more like “How do I get unstuck? How can we get unstuck to reach more people?