
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,
Being known for something is important for a church. And it’s even more important to be known for the right things! The steps are pretty simple; and I actually started learning them when I was young.
I grew up near an elementary school and our yard became the cut-through where kids would walk through it to get to their school. Surprisingly, my Dad created a nice path so the kids would have a shorter trip walking or biking. Often, we noticed kids with broken bikes.
Soon, my Dad’s love for the neighborhood kids turned into a lawn sign to promote bike repair and even offer trade-ins for new bikes. Our family became known for the MacDonald’s Bicycle Shop.
My Dad discovered an opportunity and provided a solution to the need. Exactly what the church must do! If your church becomes known for something needed, it will be perceived as relevant. And needed and relevant things will grow. Here are 4 simple steps to being that:
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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