Episode 91
#91. Churches Embracing Change: It Starts With the Leader
Pastor Mark Lee sharing on pastoring a church to change and grow in a culturally diverse community.
Churches are declining in the United States. What can be done to replant and grow a declining church?
Pastor Mark Lee has served at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church since 2019. He is leading his congregation in embracing and engaging the ethnically diverse community around them.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Characteristics and Tenants of Biblical Leadership
- Paul's Model for Church Leaders
- Identifying and Implementing Change to Reverse Decline in Church Attendance
ABOUT THE GUEST:
Pastor Mark Lee has served at Central Steele Creek Presbyterian Church since 2019. He is a Graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. Mark is married to Minah and they have three adult children– a daughter and two sons.
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TIMESTAMPED SHOWNOTES:
01:49 - The group reflects the leader
02:01 - Characteristics of Biblical leadership
02:18 - Humility, Selflessness, Shepherd's Heart,
02:32 - Key in today's church: Willingness to Collaboration
04:05 - Willing to listen
04:14 - Tenants of biblical leadership
04:22 - Paul as an example of leadership
04:39 - Humility is a huge part of Christian leadership
04:48 - Servant to all people
04:55 - A pastor is not going to be liked by everyone in the church
05:12 - Maintain spiritual discipline
05:36 - Daily habits
05:45 - Open to the Holy Spirit
05:54 - Willingness and desire to submit to God
06:05 - Live among the people
06:22 - Rely on and be obedient to the Holy Spirit
06:30 - Selflessness and never about personal gain
06:58 - Do all church leaders follow the model that Paul has set?
07:25 - Greed
08:11 - Paul on growing churches in ethnically-diverse communities
08:30 - Certain churches have grown in the last 30 years
08:43 - Big churches have problems also
09:11 - Perseverance for the sake of God's glory
09:52 - Opposition and failure is part of ministry
10:57 - Expanding our experiences and understanding of other cultures
11:02 - Willing and open heart and mind
11:32 - Efforts to reach the community
13:04 - Online church vs In-Person Church
15:04 - Intentionally trying to engage the congregation to join in person
18:16 - Steps needed to identify and implement change to reverse decline in church attendance
19:01 - We've allowed politics to be an issue
19:25 - Make God the priority
20:08 - Churches have gone away from Scripture, preaching God, Jesus, the Good News
23:33 - Practical things a church can do to incorporate multicultural understanding
23:43 - Training within the church
24:07 - Cultural intelligence training
26:43 - Training brings confidence to talk to people
27:08 - Welcome new visitors
28:33 - Pastor Mark Lee's email address: mark@cscpc.org
29:12 - Importance of understanding the culture
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