Multi-Site Exposed Conference

Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA April 14-15

Here are some quotes that caught my attention in the conference. These are not comprehensive notes, just thoughts that took my fancy. 

Leadership Gems

As the founding pastor, my presence is domineering, so I am trying to extract my self organizationally and legally as much as possible from the day-to-day functioning of the church.  I really trust our campus pastors. Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church

The relationship between the senior leader and the campus pastors is the most significant connection. Lead Pastor, Mars Hill

If you don't make changes you will lose new leaders and new opportunities. If you do make changes you will lose old leaders and old opportunities. One way or the other you will have losses; you must make a choice of what you will lose. Most churches don't like to prune, but eventually the church is so overgrown that there is no fruit on the limbs because the branches are so far from the source. So cut, cut, cut. When was the last time your church had a really good pruning? How do you get the church to grow? Prune. Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill

We owe old staff nothing, because serving on team is an act of grace. We should have a sense of awe that we are included. If we lose that sense of awe they need to be fired, for they have lost sight of Jesus, the mission, the church. Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill

What makes every baseball team great is spring training every year. Old players are retooled and young players and brought in. Church doesn't have spring training. Staff gets filled with old players. Young players find other teams. Old players expect more money and more staff to support them. We need spring training to keep the staff fresh. Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill Church

The body of Christ needs a colon to expel the ministries that aren't bearing fruit. Jamie Munson, Lead Pastor Mars Hill

Uniformity is not unity, because the church is unified around compromise. Rarely does the best plan get everyone's plan get approval, because every plan costs someone something. A unanimous vote is not unity but compromise. Will we compromise on essentials to get the buy in of a few so we can all vote together? No, that is not unity. Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill

Yes, sure, you bet are the four words you need to speak to every opportunity. Dave Browning, Lead Pastor Christ the King Community Church

The church involves risking everything, reaching everywhere and reaching everyone. What reaches people for Christ is a culture of risk.  John Bishop, Living Hope Church

We are Charismatics with a seatbelt.  Mark Driscoll.