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You can go to Northwoodchurch.org and listen to my message yesterday about the State of the Church - where we’ve come from, where we’re headed - it was a blast yesterday.  Last night I met with the Leadership of Northwood and we talked about why churches grow - and know there are a lot more reasons than this but these are the ones we talked about:
 
1.  They have a story.
2.  They are on a mission.
3.  There are sticky places for people to grab on.
4.  Excellence - people go above and beyond.
5.  Teamwork
6.  Authenticity
7.  Relevant
8.  Leadership
9.  Go against the grain.
10.Expect more of their members than most.

Last night we celebrated with a few hundred leaders all they have done.  Churches do not grow without people behind the scenes driving it all and working.  We had many of them share their stories and then we celebrated.  We just tried to communicate that THEY MATTER so much.  Northwood - YOU MATTER - you are an above and beyond kind of church.  Powerful worship yesterday, fun celebration and exciting times we are in the middle of - keep it up!!!! Here’s what I shared with them:

1.  It’s more about obeying big than dreaming big that God responds to.

2.  It’s more about God’s glory than “my” story.

3.  It’s more about pleasing God than public recognition.

4.  It’s more about consistency than big talk.

5.  It’s more about others than me.