How high can a church rise relative to its leadership?
A church can rise no higher than its leadership. That leadership centers in the pastor, but it also includes lay leaders whether called elders or deacons. The congregation will rise no higher than that leadership takes them, so the ceiling is set by those leading.
Les explains that a church will rise no higher than its leadership. While that naturally centers in the pastor, it does not stop there; it also involves his leadership of lay people, whether called elders or deacons. The congregation will rise no higher than that leadership takes them. Les also warns that strong Bible-preaching churches can go down the tube by the coming of one liberal, Bible-doubting preacher, showing how directly leadership affects a church’s height. He applies the same principle to everyday relationships: we become like the people with whom we spend the most time, and it rubs off.