Measure of Success (pt2) by Shawn Lovejoy

"Love is the essence of the Christian life. There is nothing deeper than that."

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"The main reason so many of us are struggling stems from our definition of success."

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"Success is being faithful with what we have."

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"The only way we can escape criticism is to say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing."

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"We must not succumb to the temptation to do anything for anyone other than what our God has commanded."

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"Strategically, Jesus pulled away from the crowds to rest and rejuvenate."

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"Date nights don’t have to be grandiose, just consistent."

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"If our attendance growth comes at the expense of our ability to disciple people, we have not been successful."

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"Busyness does not equal effectiveness."

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"Too many of us are condemning other leaders simply because we’re insecure in our own skin. Jealousy breeds condemnation."

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"Leadership always involves people."

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"Just as it was with Jesus, our team is our first ministry responsibility."

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"How can we expect others to listen to our instruction if we don’t even fully pattern our lives after Jesus?"

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"I know we often think that if we leave a situation alone, it will go away. It is just not true."

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"If all our focus is on building bigger crowds, we are simply not building the church."

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"Consistency works!"

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All quotes were from Shawn Lovejoy in his book: Measure of Our Success, The: An Impassioned Plea to Pastors. You can purchase his book here. 

Measure of Success (pt1) by Shawn Lovejoy

"Our root problem is that we have exchanged God’s definition of success for our own."

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"Success is being faithful with what we have."

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"Don’t be afraid to ask for guidance from some leaders who have gone ahead of you. Many are more than willing to invest their time and energy into you and your leadership potential."

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"Ministry can be a roller coaster of emotions."

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"Pastors and ministry leaders ought to model a way of life and a level of integrity worthy of being followed."

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"We cannot keep the church unified by shying away from conflict."

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"For a church to be effective, Jesus must be at the center of it."

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"Faith is doing what God has called us to do even when we are scared."

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"The truth is, leaders set culture by design or by default."

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"An amazing sense of freedom comes with becoming secure in our own skin, secure in who we are, and secure in what God has called us to be and do."

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"We must stop using people to get ministry done. People are our ministry."

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"All of us forget that what we do echoes into eternity. We all need a reminder."

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"People are attracted to love. Love never goes out of style, and it never becomes irrelevant."

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"Jesus taught the crowds, but he invested in leaders."

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"Realigning ourselves with Jesus and not our own efforts should be the measure of our success."

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All quotes are from Shawn Lovejoy in his book: The Measure of Our Success: An Impassioned Plea to Pastors. You can purchase his book here.