CNLP 062: Jerry Gillis on Attractional or Missional Church? How One MegaChurch is Doing Both

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Jerry was doing something rare: leading a growing megachurch in Buffalo NY, when he got tired of running ‘a machine.’

After a year of prayer and study, he decided being an attractional church wasn’t enough, and The Chapel started becoming far more missional. The interview outlines how that happened, and what happened next.

Welcome to Episode 62 of the Podcast.

Jerry Gillis

The Chapel 

Christ Together

Northgate Church

Andy Stanley; Episode 1

Perry Noble; Episode 2

Craig Groschele; Episode 17 and Episode 52

Ravi Zacharias; Episode 53

Mark Batterson; Episode 32

Pete Wilson; Episode 11

Jeff Henderson; Episode 16

Jon Acuff; Episode 9

Lewis Howes; Episode 59

Jon Hasselback

Renovation Church

You can accidentally be attractional. You can’t accidentally be missional. Click To Tweet Sometimes you just have to put a helmet on, run into some walls and see what happens. Click To Tweet Unity is not for the sake of unity. Unity is for the sake of mission. Click To Tweet The reason we are unified is for the sake of God’s mission in the world. Click To Tweet We don’t do much to promote a brand. We’re excited about what God is doing in our midst. Click To Tweet

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Carey Nieuwhof
Carey Nieuwhof

Carey Nieuwhof is a best-selling leadership author, speaker, podcaster, former attorney, and church planter. He hosts one of today’s most influential leadership podcasts, and his online content is accessed by leaders over 1.5 million times a month. He speaks to leaders around the world about leadership, change, and personal growth.