I read an interesting but different point of view from Craig Groeschel who talks recently at the LifeChurch.tv Swerve Blog about preaching on his church's vision: He explained that in the lobby, he had brochures from ten other churches in town that he recommended. (Groeschel had relationships with these pastors and completely trusted their leadership.) The next week, he had about 500 new seats for people who could get excited about the vision of the church...

Craig said, "Within a short period of time, God filled those seats with passionate people. Many of those who left our church found great, biblical churches where they could worship and use their gifts. Everybody won!"
One point that really stood out to me is that other churches are not the competition. We are all in this together and our goals and future are the same. The only thing different is how we get there. We all have our own story...
Pastor John