
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,
I was driving to Atlanta this past week. I enjoy the alone time, I get to make calls, listen to the radio and catch up on podcasts, etc.
But I admit, I get tired. Enter, PepsiMax. The best caffeinated drink to enter the picture in years. It has a kick. I love it.
About half way, I stopped for gas just off the highway in South Carolina. After filling up using my credit card, I entered the store. There didn’t appear to be any customers inside and I didn’t see a cashier. I went to the restroom.
After, I went toward the coolers to get my soda and again noticed how empty the store was. I looked quickly up each aisle, then over to the counter. No one. My heart skipped a beat as I glanced back at the line of PepsiMax.
I thought, do I call out “hello?” or do I look on the floor behind the counter to see if there’s a dead body.
I choose none of the above. I left the empty store quickly. And still thirsty.
Have you ever dealt with a company and you wonder if anyone works there? It’s never a good thing obviously. But it seems pervasive. Here are ways that the perception can be developed:
Don’t be caught “dead on the floor”. I still wonder why no one was in the store. And I second-guess my decision to leave so abruptly. I should have at least called 911 after a quick search. But then again, the average person who thinks no one’s home at your business, won’t think twice before going to your competition!
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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