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PHASE 1: RESET YOURSELF
RESEARCH & QUOTES
SAMUEL CHAND | CRACKING YOUR CHURCH’S CULTURE CODE: SEVEN KEYS TO UNLEASHING VISION AND INSPIRATION
Change agents need to be positive, but they need to be multidimensional: they must also possess the ability to ask penetrating questions to help the group discern God’s will, to nd the best alignment of roles and goals, and to develop the best plan for any challenge.
JAMES M. KOUZES & BARRY Z. POSNER | THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
Any system will unconsciously conspire to maintain the status quo and prevent change.
Change is the work of leaders. It’s no longer business as usual, and exemplary leaders know that they have to transform the way things are done.
DARRIN PATRICK AND MARK DEVINE | REPLANT: HOW A DYING CHURCH CAN GROW AGAIN
At some point, leaders in a declining or plateauing church have to look at themselves in the mirror and say, ‘Enough is enough.’ Leaders need clarity about what the Scripture says the church ought to be, and courage to stand against those who refuse to let the Scripture inform their view of the church.
In every kingdom endeavor, there is a time and a place for raw faith. A time to risk comfort, security, and all you have known for the reward of seeing God do something unexplainable.
ANDY STANLEY | DEEP & WIDE: CREATING CHURCHES UNCHURCHED PEOPLE LOVE TO ATTEND
If we all got kicked o the sta and the board, and an outside group (a group of leaders who were fearlessly committed to the mission of this church) took our place... “What changes would they introduce?” What’s the rst thing they would do? Who would they replace? What would they refuse to fund? “Why shouldn’t you and I walk out the door, come back in, and do it ourselves?”
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