Strengthening the Church
Growth of the Body of Christ
If you are leading an organization, you know how much work goes into making sure it’s running smoothly and functionally. We can help you cast vision, facilitate communication, develop your team, and ensure that everyone is making their best contribution to the whole.
We can also help you shift gears as your church or ministry grows. Often what brought you success at one stage of development is not the same thing that will bring you success at the next stage. Just like people, organizations need to adapt and change as they grow. Gear-shifting is essential for going on to the next phase.
Reverse engineering into categories: The bin sort
After the team has brainstormed a long list of behaviors affirmed and practiced by the community, it’s time to reverse engineer those behaviors into value categories. I like to use the bin sort exercise. Each behavior is written on an index card. Looking at the list...
Identifying core behaviors
To help facilitate the identification of core values, it can be helpful to start with behaviors and then work backwards. This process results in actual values rather than desired values. Actual values are those lived out in behaviors, while desired values are those...