Lead Pastors, are you learning from those larger than you are?

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I received my September/October 2021 issue of Outreach Magazine today.

As I was looking over the lists of the 100 Fastest Growing and 100 Largest Churches, I was reminded how many of these churches I took pastors and graduate students to over the years:

  • Bayside Church, Roseville, CA
  • Gateway Church, South Lake, TX
  • Harvest Church, Billings, MT
  • Mariners Church, Irvine, CA
  • North Coast Church, Vista, CA
  • Southwest Christian Church, Louisville, KY
  • Northpoint, Alpharetta, GA
  • Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA
  • Flatirons Community Church, Lafeyette, CO
  • Red Rocks Church, Littleton, CO
  • The Rock Church, San Diego, CA
  • The Village Church, Flower Mound, TX
  • Plus 4 or 5 others

There is nothing like seeing a great church with your own eyes.

There are several great churches in San Antonio that would make an outstanding trip:

  • Community Bible Church
  • Gateway Fellowship Church
  • Oaks Hills Church
  • Westover Hills Church (AG) and one of the most integrated Churches and staffs in America

This would be a great Fall or Spring trip. The weather in San Antonio would be great.

A California church I have not visit that would be on the top of my list would be Eastside Christian Church in Anaheim, CA. This could easily be done with Mariners and Saddleback.

If you are a lead pastor of a large church, what are you doing to help you see a church larger than you are?

If you can’t envision it, it is much harder to get there.