Notes from WCA’s Defining Moments: My Biggest Ministry Blunders
David made too many changes in too short of time.
The first Sunday he was in his new church he fired the organist, then pulled out the organ. A couple of weeks later he had the steeple of the church sawed off. He removed the choir loft, then released all of the deacons on a deacon retreat.
Over the next several years he transitioned the church from a conservative denominational church to one that encouraged charismatic worship, then to a seeker-driven model, and on and on.
The fall-out
The church would grow by a few hundred people, and then would lose a hundred or so when he made a large change. He was doing too many intense things and not getting any ownership from the congregation.
What David does differently now?
He had to take a look at why he felt so driven to make the constant changes he was making. He realized how important consistency is for people. Too much change means making too many withdrawals from people – which eventually caused a huge meltdown at the church. God used the time to make some major changes in him that were necessary.
