Quotebook: What Successful People Do (and Failures Don’t)

Recently I wrote about 7 Skills Every Small Group Pastor Needs.  I know of no workaround that will enable a small group pastor to avoid the development of these skills.  I've met many small group pastors who have tried to get by without them, but the truth is these skills are essential and unavoidable.

I've been working my way through an excellent book over the last two weeks.  Resolved: 13 Resolutions for Life by Orrin Woodward might turn out to be the book of the year for me.  When I read this paragraph I immediately thought about those small group pastors that struggle to get the job done.

“The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their dislike is subordinated to the strength of their purpose.” E.N. Gray

The successful person has the habit of doing the things failures don’t like to do. They don’t like doing them either necessarily. But their dislike is subordinated to the strength of their purpose. —E.N. Gray Click To Tweet 

I don't know what you think. But I do know this. If you want to build a thriving small group ministry, developing these 7 skills is a non-negotiable. Further, truly successful small group pastors will do the things that unsuccessful small group pastors won't.

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