In our series, “Unprecedented Times,” Northway Church is breaking all the rules in the church growth handbook. No, there’s not really a handbook out there, but make no mistake, there are definitely unwritten rules…and every Pastor knows them. Here’s the crazy thing…we are growing like crazy! Who knew?

God did.

We’ve had our largest increases in this series with packed services. We ran out of chairs last weekend in one service with standing room only. Now we’re faced with having to add a service to accommodate the growth. Pretty cool. So what rules are we breaking? Here are some unwritten commandments that I’ll explain in my upcoming post.

  1. Thou shalt not teach on the End Times.
  2. Thou shalt not teach on Matt 24 and 25
  3. Thou shalt not leave debated passages of scripture open ended.
  4. Thou shalt not makest people feel uncomfortable, surely they wilt not return.
  5. Thou shalt never changest what grew thy church to this point.
  6. Thou shalt never go against thy creative team.
  7. Thou shalt not unplug lights, instruments, or mics in the middle of a song.
  8. Thou shalt not question the goat-like tendencies of your staff or leaders.
  9. Thou shalt not speaketh on tithing during the plight of an economic crisis.
  10. Thou shalt not partake in playing or singing a 90s worship jam.

6 Responses to “Break The Rules (1)”

  • Amy:

    Wow..another service!! How exciting!! Praise God!!

  • Praise God that you are willing to be different and go “outside the box” to reach others for Christ. It’s making a difference and I’m so grateful!

  • Brother Rodney:

    Amen! A commandment that I have hearkened to just recently is “Thou shalt not use over-head projectors anymore”! The text seems to get off focus sometimes. I had to learn powerpoint when I came to Albany.

    Brother Rodney

  • LAV:

    Just a coment on the chair thing. It’s really enjoyable to see how our people pitch in and help set up the chairs in a hurry when we get mobed with last minute attendees. It’s hard work but so much fun. Really, we have some of the greatest people in the church world right here at Northway. Press on Pastor Buddy, press on. …

  • Jennifer:

    Who wrote these commandments anyway?!?! And why are we trying to put God into our box?!?! God cannot be contained, so we need to do what He is calling us to do. If that means stepping out and doing what the cardinal rules say not to do, so. If God brought you to it, He will get you through it.
    God is all over Northway Church. No matter which corner of the church you look at, there He is. And with God on our side, we need to keep pressing on!!!!

  • Amy, I hear you!

    Mandy, Thank you for making a difference

    BR, Gotta to love the over heads…

    LAV, Thanks for leading by example….press on…love running out of chairs

    Jennifer, I love it….you are right…God is here!

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