The musicians of the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra were once asked to name the most effective conductor.
Arturo Toscanini won, hands down. When asked why, one of the instrumentalists
said, "He could anticipate when you were about to make a mistake and keep
you from making it."
He had discernment.
Discernment, like musical talent, is innate, but it's not like the gift of
perfect pitch. The ...
Some keys to church planning seem to run counter to common practice. But applied intelligently, they can result in stronger, healthier churches.
Ignore your weaknesses. The usual pattern for planning in churches goes something like this: size up the ministry, identify any major weaknesses, develop and implement a plan for removing them. Yet this strategy is counterproductive: time spent worrying about weaknesses siphons away time and energy better spent on identifying and developing strengths. Instead of taking a creative and proactive approach, planning ends up defensive and reactive. The result is most often a mediocre program.
Churches, like individuals, have been gifted and called to do some things uncommonly well-and other things not at all.
Some keys to church planning seem to run counter to common practice. But applied intelligently, they can result in stronger, healthier churches.
1. Ignore your weaknesses. The usual pattern for planning in churches goes something like this: size up the ministry, identify any major weaknesses, develop and implement a plan for removing them. Yet this strategy is counterproductive: time spent worrying ...
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