Reversal No. 4: From Critical Mass to Critical Yeast

About this episode

Pete Scazzero discusses the shift in measuring ministry impact from size to a more meaningful approach.

Pre-Order Pete Scazzero's forthcoming book, Emotionally Healthy Success, at www.emotionallyhealthy.org/success and get a free chapter. For years, I measured ministry impact by one word: bigger. I remember walking into one of the largest churches in America, watching thousands of people fill the room, and thinking, this is it, this is critical mass. A staff member who'd been there since it was a thousand people told me something shifted at 7,500. Point people in a direction, he said, and it fe...

People in this episode

Host: Pete Scazzero

Topics covered

• ministry impact
• church growth
• leadership
• spirituality
• emotional health

Keywords

• ministry
• church
• leadership
• emotional health
• spiritual growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emotionally Healthy Success, www.emotionallyhealthy.org, America

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