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If your church is to lead in the vineyard where God has planted it, then you are EXPECTED to lead.

The problem is that we seek comfort rather than obedience to the calling of God to witness to a lost generation. Since, we do not like change we ignore that change is happening.

Solution:

Recertify yourself each year. Change is always necessary. We cannot assume that just because something works today it will continue to work tomorrow.   You must either evolve or stagnate. We must strive to stay ahead of the game. It is too late to recognize the need for a change afterward. After things are broken!

Contact me and we can talk about how your organization can change so as to better minister to the present age.

Luke 10:27 (KJV)
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Not having Core Values attached to our lives and ministries hinders progress because they serve as a control and a direction for our behavior.

The values system we keep will determines our direction – The importance that we attach to something that serves as a control and a direction in our lives and the life of our ministry will guide our Behavior.

The Soul of our lives/ministry is our VALUES.

The Head of our lives/ministry is our VISION.

The Heart of our lives/ministry is our MISSION.

Contact me for a time of discussion about these three.

A Church can find itself faced with Revitalizing means an existing congregation experiences health and turnaround. Replanting typically means another church acquires a declining or dying church and starts it anew. Relaunching could be considered a mixture approach.

The lost of a pastor, an aging congregation or a church split could call for a Relaunch. Please understand that it might be a little discomfort but it is truly necessary. You may like the way you are but the question has to be answered are we dying or we growing? Relaunch is not a bad word but a necessary word.

1. Relaunching must address the issues and people that are barriers to church health.Church health is a DNA issue. Without changes in the essential hearts and attitudes of the people, healthy change will not take place.
2. Relaunching if not done correctly can divide a church more.This divide can occur along many fault lines, especially worship styles and leadership role.
3. Relaunching will struggle if expectations and sacrifices are not explicit and clear.Otherwise, members will have varying expectations about the changes and results of a new launch. Clarity and transparency are essential.
4. Relaunching is often a compromise.It’s the “in-between” decision between revitalization and replan. There must be to total commitment to the process.
5. Relaunching is often decided without really knowing the change readiness of the church.This factor is essential. This a question that each of you must answer in your hear. Am I ready for a Relaunch?

Many of you who have followed me for years know how much I enjoy preaching but my real passion is helping churches and pastors become fruitful for the kingdom. I have a passion to serve and help.

In order to be successful leaders buy in to a new process is important. This is a hard assignment but not an impossible assignment with us working together as Nehemiah did when he lead the people to rebuild the wall.

Change is never easy. We must think WIN WIN.

When we have winners and losers as a means of doing business the church will suffer. When all win God will be glorified.

1. Ask yourself the Peter Drucker questions:
2. What is our mission?
3. Who is our customer?
4. What does our customer value?
5. What is our plan?
6. What are our results?
7. Examine and clarify what you offer. Your product is whatever you offer people, Thinking about this can change your perspective because what you offer changes over time. What I offered a few years ago – running a college – is different from what I offer today, which is life coaching and consultation.
8. Offer who you are. What’s better: A pastor who gives inspiring sermons or one who gives himself? Certainly, the greatest gift that one human being can give another is to offer themselves. It comes from focusing on who you are, not on what you do. Giving myself to my wife is very different from working harder at being a better husband. It’s all about emphasizing the inner realities over the external realities. In the end, who we are are spills over into what we do.
9. Recertify yourself each year. Change is always necessary. We cannot assume that just because something works today it will continue to work tomorrow. You must either evolve or stagnate. We must strive to stay ahead of the game. It is too late to recognize the need for a change afterward. After things are broken!
10. Commit to a personal development plan. We need to write down the future direction of the group or church.

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RESPECT is built and earned by your behavior toward another individual. RESPECT transcends many different religions. Relationships and organizations are failing due to not understanding the simple principle of RESPECTING others.

Christianity: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.

Judaism: What you hate, do not do to anyone.”

Islam: “No one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he would love for himself:”

Hinduism: “Do nothing to thy neighbor which thou wouldst not have him do to thee”.

Confucianism: “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”

Aristotle: “We should behave to our friends as we wish our friends to behave to us.”

Plato: “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.”

I would like to know if you agree with this statement about RESPECT.

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