Thursday, July 24, 2014
A Wandering Ministry
There is a tendency in any organization, in any ministry, toward wandering. For a season, people might be focused and motivated to move in a single direction, but then something happens. Things catch their attention. Other priorities come up. The urgency that was once so acutely felt fades to the background. Slowly the organization drifts toward giving time, energy, and resources to ancillary matters. The mission is no longer central; the focus is no longer intense.
That’s why one of the duties of leadership is saying the same thing over and over again. A wise leader is a repetitive one.
Church leaders must not only be aware of their core convictions and mission but must also articulate them plainly before people over and over again. Church leaders must constantly be reminding.
Wise leaders look for the wandering, and quickly move to address it. Keep reading
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