was united and moving forward. He
did an outstanding job of putting it all
together, and he did it in thirty days.
After about four or five months, he
approached me again. He said, “Pastor
Chris, I’ve got this ministry humming. I
have put a leader over it, and they will
keep it moving forward. It no longer
needs me.” Then he looked at me and
said, “Now what do you need me to
do?”
fill, and even some ministries that
need someone to revamp them, like
my friend did. You don’t need to wait
for someone to approach you, for the
pastor to preach a message that will
motivate you, or for the annual ministry
fair. You can start now. You can start
today. Find a need and fill it.
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This man was busy. He had had four
children under age eighteen, owned
his own company, and traveled like
crazy, yet he still managed to make a
difference. The other part of the story
I love is that I didn’t approach him;
he approached me. He modeled what
I believe God wants from those who
attend a local church: find a need and
fill it. Your church has plenty of needs:
places to get involved, positions to
Chris
Sonksen
Chris Sonksen understands church growth and how
to help pastors who may feel stuck because their
church isn’t growing. His personal experience comes
from his own journey in pioneering South Hills
Church, a multi-campus church based in southern
California that has been widely recognized for its
unprecedented growth and strategic approaches
to doing ministry. In addition, Chris’s church growth
expertise has led him to found Church BOOM, an
organization that has provided personal coaching
to more than two hundred churches and impacted
thousands of leaders. Chris and his wife, Laura, have
two children and live in Southern California. Learn
more at ChrisSonsken.com. His latest book, Quit
Church, is now available nationwide.
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