
Change: When It Helps and When It Hurts Your Church
At the close of every season, wise leaders pause to reflect. They celebrate what’s been accomplished, identify what worked well,
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize MANY in our congregations have a mobile device with thousands of apps. In fact, if your service dims the lights during the service, you can see the glow of screens across the room. This past week, our screens showed an establishment video shot looking on the main floor crowd from the balcony. It was during the offering, and you could see dozens of people with a glowing screen. If only they were all using their device to give money.
We love our apps. And I’m sure someone is suggesting your church should have one. Yes, if you could actually get people to download and use them properly, they’d be a great idea. But most churches can’t. And many realize that adding content to them is just as difficult as it is for a website. Now they have two tools to keep up with! Think it over well before making a decision to pay for an app.
And certainly don’t fall for these 3 reasons. We hear them regularly, and I cringe.
We love apps. But we only use a handful regularly. The rest drift into the background of forgetfulness. Don’t fall for the allure of getting an app without weighing the total cost for your church.
At the close of every season, wise leaders pause to reflect. They celebrate what’s been accomplished, identify what worked well,
Every week families arrive at church. They walk through the main doors and head down familiar paths toward “their” seat.
When a legal expert asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” it followed the command to “love your neighbor as yourself.”
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