“If your systems assume long-term commitments, you’ll miss out on good people who’d love to help short-term. Rethink the length and structure of roles.”
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Don’t copy the churches you admire. Learn from their principles, then extend them into places that only your church can go.
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We can’t control the seasons of our life, or of the church we’re called to lead, but we can do something about the cycles.
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“At each step we agreed on the problem, figured out a solution together, and worked together to change for the kingdom’s sake.”
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The way people make commitments is changing. Unhealthy churches whine about it. Healthy churches do something about it.
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The church growth movement is winding down. It’s time to ask some tough, but fair and necessary questions.
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“It’s too easy to analyze without taking the steps to make the necessary changes.”
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No church should be so reliant on one person that it’s at risk of collapse when that person leaves. Even if that person is the pastor.
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A change of mindset on your part will be the most important ingredient here: to see this as an opportunity rather than a roadblock.
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It’s less about fear of change, and more about concern over hurting people you love and care for.
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