Taking pains to grow: for churches there is no growth without change, no change without conflict.
Presbyterian Record › Vol. 132 Nbr. 4, April 2008
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Taking pains to grow: for churches there is no growth without change, no change without conflict.
'I am sure God has a plan for my church. And, I'm pretty sure what we're doing isn't it." These are two of the three concerns I heard repeatedly while doing a congregational visit where I met with every member one-on-one. (It was a very small congregation and that was possible.) The third, however, was the punchline: "And, I'm the only one who feels that way."
As I reflected on this, I realized how often I have heard this articulated. In fact, I believe someone has expressed versions of these three concerns in every congregation I have visited. And I have visited a lot of congregations: I am the Congregational Development Consultant for the Synod of Central, Northeastern Ontario and Bermuda. I...See the full content of this document
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