Leading in Transition

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Leading in Transition
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1. Leading is never easy. Sometimes its
impossible. Thats OK. God can handle the
impossible. Be willing to lose.
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2. Lead by anxiety, not bold vision. Why?
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3. Framing the question Not IF we will be
faithful to our tradition, but how Take John
Calvin A. Do what he did, say what he said. B.
Do for my situation what he did in his. Imitate
their style, or their faith? Their forms, or
their creativity?
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4. Lead by adding, not subtracting. Look for
win-wins. Think garden, not tree.
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5. Be a friend to yourself. Your morale is a
precious asset -- for you, your family, and the
church. Rejoice at the drop of a hat. Celebrate
everything you can. Indulge in mentors and
friends.
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6. Pay the price Think. Study. Pray.
Suffer. Forgive. Communicate. Persist.
Also, remember the price of not paying the
price.
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7. Have a patient urgency, and an urgent
patience. This transition may take 75 - 150
years. Change your definition of success.
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8. Get out more. Out of the house, the church,
the neighborhood, the city. Expect the Holy
Spirit to be with you on the green edge of
mission. Remember the outstretched hands of
both/and.
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9. Become bilingual. Remember I Cor.
9. Remember Pauls struggle.
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10. Ask yourself what does God want to save?
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Our institution? The church? The lost? The
greatest obstacle to world evangelism is the
church concerned about its own existence. If
you save your life, youll lose it.
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11. Trust the Scriptures more than your
interpretations, and trust God more than your
theology.
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12. Draw bigger circles of grace. Its
better to be excluded than to exclude, better to
suffer than to cause suffering. Its like Jesus
to extend grace while being excluded and
suffering.
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13. Honor the old and the young.
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14. Dont wait for permission.
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15. Flock (but with birds of different feathers).
Then disperse. Emergentvillage.com jordoncooper.c
om xculture.ca
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16. Teach. Collaborative (not proprietary)
content, Complementary (not conflicting)
differences.
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17. Celebrate and enjoy the journey.
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What grand mission can align the various missions
alive in every healthy church?
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A triangle of spirituality community
mission