Vision Clarity is my Habitat
I recently heard a veteran pastor share his ten rules for life. He did not start ministry with these rules, but developed them to protect his heart and his ministry after a he suffered from a severe bout with jealousy and envy. 1. Take Responsibility for your life 2. Your decisions have consequences 3. Clarify […]
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What do you do about existing programs that aren’t 100% aligned with your vision? At Auxano we talk about five strategic approaches to simplementation. Simplicity isn’t about dumbing down our ministry structures to compensate for an obtuse or recalcitrant congregation; simplicity is about helping people make decisions. 1. You can combine ministries that serve similar […]
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One of the fastest growing churches in America uses a picture of an empty chair with the saying, “If you’re not on mission with us, we need your seat.” Another church asks church members to sign a pledge card every year and actively directs participants who aren’t willing to make a pledge every year to […]
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What do you think is competing with your church’s ministry? The other church down the street with better preaching, music, or programming? Sunday sports? Business? Exhaustion? Poverty? The enemy? Whatever your answer, the key to a competitive analysis of your church ministry is a crystal clear vision. You can start this journey of understanding by […]
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I recently heard Gary McIntoch speak on five ways to begin a church turnaround: Redefine reality. This usually means we bring clarity of vision to the church. We must show them the situation they are really in. We have to help them see it themselves so that they begin to take on the passion to […]
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Dr. George Hunter III made these three points about church turnaround last week in Nashville: 1. God’s revealed ultimate concerns is the world (not the church). 2. God raised up the church to be his mission for the world. 3. The world is the theater of the laity, if it doesn’t happen in the world, […]
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I have only looked for a church a couple times in my life. I attended the same great church until I left for college. After that, I was either in seminary or on staff in a church. Now as I launch into a my calling as a Lead Navigator and am no longer on staff […]
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Abram is focussed on his vision and has “believed” God, but this doesn’t stop him from making a contingency plan in chapter 16. The decision to take Hagar as a surrogate for Sarai is predictably tragic. We think Abram should know better than this, but we are all tempted to change the rules when we […]
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After saving Lot, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great” Genesis 15:1. Abram had just successfully flexed his leadership muscles. He gathered his fighting men and created an alliance with other leaders to rescue his uncle […]
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It seems no sooner that Lot has settled down in the city of Sodom that he becomes a casualty in a local fight. One group of kings rose up against another and Lot is taken away in captivity. Abram gathers his fighting men and attacks the enemy camp at night, freeing all who were captured in the […]
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