As we have said, momentum is critical in helping a struggling church move in a new direction. Momentum comes when there is a slowly rising ground swell of new thinking, even if that shift has yet to produce new results. When there are signs that church is beginning to think differently, it’s time to start reinforcing
Month: September 2016
An Important Look Into Your Church’s Culture – Part 8
Once you get a bit of momentum moving in the direction of new values, you can begin identifying places where the old ways aren’t contributing to your new values. Now, be careful here! Momentum doesn’t mean you preached it and they said “Amen” a lot (though that’s a good day). Momentum is seen when people
An Important Look Into Your Church’s Culture – Part 7
One of the mistakes that pastors in struggling churches often make is miscalculating the manner in which real culture change takes place. Now, by struggling church, I mean those that have been plateaued or in decline for a number of years, where the people may be kind to each other and even seem to enjoy
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