Surrendering the Ego to God
It's not about the pastor's will but about God's will. Surrendering the ego to God shapes a church that serves others.
It's not about the pastor's will but about God's will. Surrendering the ego to God shapes a church that serves others.
When you find yourself in a struggling church, it’s natural to feel the urge to make quick changes, point fingers, and avoid personal responsibility. However, instead of casting blame, let's focus on what we can control, with God's power working through us. Embracing the mindset work today for success tomorrow helps lay a patient, long-term foundation.
Church members must challenge each other to see Christ in the hard and out-of-the-way places in the community and go there to be a blessing to Reach Your Community.
Comfort is the enemy of the church, and leading the kaizen way opposes it.
The church can leverage the Kintsugi Model to review the community's needs and begin to capture one element that it could do to help the community become healthier.
Given humility in leadership, the focus on the other person may be surprising to have a practice that zeros in on us. Taking personal responsibility is work that cannot be delegated to others—it is ours alone to bear.
Spend some time reflecting on your current type of leader and leadership model by writing down the pluses and minuses of where your leadership stands and see if tweaks could be made to make you a more effective leader.
It sounds so simple, but it will take grit to overcome self-doubt and strategic decline to push forward with an innovative spirit to reach the community and bless them as the hands and feet of Christ.
There are five practical ways in which I have personally seen my church transform from Sunday gatherings only to table fellowship that extends fellowship well into the week.
Fleeing may not be the answer, but through church conflict resolution, healing can begin in one's heart.