Have you noticed that there are a lot of churches out there living in the past? I’m obviously not talking about your church! But, hypothetically speaking, how do you get unstuck? How do you move forward? I have a few ideas…
Ask Around
For me, getting unstuck is always related to new and fresh ideas. One of the ways I get new ideas is by asking other ministry leaders one simple question:
What’s one idea that’s really worked for you this year?
Not every idea that is shared is a good one and not every idea that worked in church X will work in your context. However, some of the best practices in our ministry came from innovations from other churches.
If you need to get unstuck, consider setting up a few lunch or coffee meeting with ministry leaders in your area and ask them this one simple question.
Dream
Often, when a church becomes stale, it is because the leaders of that church have lost touch with their passions. When this happens, it’s time for the leaders to return to their passions or mine for new ones. Here are three questions to help you rediscover your passions:
- What breaks your heart?
- What keeps you up at night?
- If resources were not an issue what would you do?
Spending an afternoon pouring over these questions can help remind you what you are passionate about. Perhaps you will discover that what’s keeping you up at night is a missing demographic in your congregation. Or perhaps it’s breaking your heart that there isn’t a vibrant student ministry in your church. Or maybe, there is a school or neighborhood in your city that, if resources weren’t an issue, you would love for your congregation to partner with.
Rediscovered passions are fuel for vision and a compelling vision has the power to lead a church out of a season of being stuck.
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