From church idols to church busyness, Thom and Sam discuss the major reasons why your church might be stuck. Sometimes the reason a church is stuck is that there is a fear of change, other times because of a bully. Listen in as Thom and Sam talk about the issues and potential solutions.

Reasons a church might be stuck:

* There is an idolatry of the past.

* Critics and bullies are holding the church hostage.

* The pastor has been burned in the past and fears leading change.

* The church likes evangelism in theory only.

* The church has become activity driven.

Other highlights:

The goal of fostering a church is to help them return to a state of independence. 

Trust that breaks down will eventually be detrimental to any relationship.

Fostering is local churches helping local churches. 

God gave you a specific address for a specific reason. Loving your neighbor applies to people and churches.

If leadership is not aligned, then you should not move forward. 

Resources mentioned in today's podcast

* 2020 Micro Consultations

* Simple Church

* Zero-Based Church Scheduling Blog

* Zero-Based Church Scheduling Podcast

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