I'm in a meeting today with John Lindell and we're talking about change in the church and it's really good for several of the pastors here, but for me, I'm so glad that we don't need to make major changes! Our church is already contemporary, focused on the mission of outreach and we don't look and feel like a traditional church. If anything, I need to be reminded about the fact that we're really outside of normal and so different from the traditional church that it's a huge step for people to just join us. We do church outside the ordinary, and I'm glad we do it that way!
Here are a couple of things that have been said that are worth repeating: * Get your leaders on board or else change won't work. Moses sent in 12 spies and only 2 were with him. 10 were against him and that 83% vote against going in, disqualified the people from the promise. * Expect resistance when you announce change and as the people have time to think about it, they will eventually embrace it. * People need steady leadership in change. * What you wear in church and what you sing in church can be the changes that bring the greatest resistance and complaints.
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