Looking at the End
Congregations can get into habits. Certain ministries can take place every year with each passing year the ministry is losing effectiveness. After a while, these ministries become scared cows in the church. You do not dare to stop them because of the backlash in the church. So instead of flowing work into good ministries, the congregation continues to practice those works that provide little on investment. This is a certain pattern for death in a congregation. You are doing that which does not produce fruit, but then people are shocked when the church stops growing. You invested all of the time and resources in a barren tree. A friend of mine, Dale Jenkin’s told me about one of the values that the leadership has at Spring Meadows. This congregation reevaluates each ministry I believe every 6 months to a year. This is a great idea, and one that all churches should practice. Before a ministry starts, the objectives of the work should be outlined. What are we trying to accomplish, what are the goals, what is the cut off point for this work. This why when that time comes to shot the ministry, there is little fighting because the exist strategy is already in place. This way you do not have to worry about all the ways that people can argue why it is a good idea to kick a dead horse.
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What do you think? Do you have any positive stories about this taking place.
As leaders we must always look to and remind everyone of the purpose. This way when we evaluate programs and events we see them in light of the purpose they are to fulfill and not a program. When you can help all leaders and members remember the purpose of the program or event they will see if it is not doing what it could or if its not what it could be. We have to constantly proclaim the vision to teach new comers and remind ourselves and our members.