Alan Briggs: We Get Back Up After Falling
It never gets old to watch leaders formed and shaped in the painful, yet necessary, crucible of struggle and come out the other side more resilient, getting back up after falling.
It never gets old to watch leaders formed and shaped in the painful, yet necessary, crucible of struggle and come out the other side more resilient, getting back up after falling.
I found myself getting swallowed by the practical and what I considered unspiritual ministry tasks. Somehow I never got to the good things. I was doing subpar work, and it was wearing me down.
It’s time to exit the survival mode and reconnect.
A lot of leaders are running at a faster and harder pace than their teams or congregations can match, which could create more issues than it solves.
“If we want a new, healthier future, we are going to have to measure and cultivate new and healthy things.”
The limits are high right now, but so are the possibilities.
"Taking time to name what you experienced last year is a worthy investment."
Navigating this moment and the coming seasons with wisdom will require more than changing our perspective; we need to change our paradigms to discern not win.