Losing Steam
Insightful article at Building Church Leaders: 3 Signs That Volunteers are Losing Steam.
When pastors are losing steam, they display the same symptoms.
When pastors are losing steam, they display the same symptoms.
If This Is Not A Place. . .
If this is not a place where tears are understood, Then where shall I go to cry? And if this is not a place where my spirit can take wings, Then where shall I go to fly? I don't need another place for trying to impress you With just how good and virtuous I am. I don't need another place for always being on top of things; Everybody knows that it's a sham. I don't need another place for always wearing smiles, Even when it's not the way I feel. I don't need another place to mouth the same old platitudes; Everybody knows that it's not real. So if this is not a place where my questions can be asked, Then where shall I go to seek? And if this is not a place where my heart cry can be heard, Where, tell me where, shall I go to speak? So if this is not a place where tears are understood, Where shall I go, where shall I go to fly? -- Ken Medema
"People become turf protectors"
ReplyDelete"someone is too comfortable in his committee chair role"
When the above happens, a church/organization dies. The leaders start thinking it is their church/organization and forget about the real purpose.
Think about the dying churches whose board members have not changed in years or just passed positions among the same few families.