Archive for November 21st, 2007
My Megachurch Confessions [4/8]
Attracting Bigness
John C Maxwell, leadership guru and ministry veteran, has the following to say about leaders attracting other leaders:
“A 10/10 leader wil attract 9/10 and 8/10 leaders to follow him, just as a 7/10 leader will attract 6/10 and 5/10 leaders to follow him.”
I guess his point is this, that bigness attracts bigness.
Maybe it is just a practical matter (seating, tech gear and traffic), that all the big names in the Christian music industry have their performances at megachurches across the country, but even still, the law applies!
It’s the megachurch’s lead pastor thet gets invited to speak at the international conference, and it’s the megachurch’s worship leader that headlines the local worship festival, and it’s the megachurch that always hosts the big names in Christian writing, speaking and music.
But as I said, maybe it is really just a practical matter.
This may or may not be a positive side to being mega, but it surely helps! Working and worshipping in a megachurch environment has allowed me to liase and have close personal interaction with Rob Bell, Michael W Smith, Casting Crowns, Erwin McManus, Hillsong United, Leonard Sweet, George Barna, Planetshakers, Tree63, Bill Cornelius and Robin Mark.
Not that I’m into name dropping, but just to illustrate the point! Although all of this has been great for my personal and professional development, none of it transpired because of my own amazing inisiatives, but solely of me being positioned where I am.
And so it is, bigness attracts bigness.
So, tell me, what do you think?
