Agility

Starting an organization from scratch makes you the little engine that could.  You chug along under the radar fueled by a shoestring budget and a dream. But when you’re small, you have an unfair advantage:  Agility.

Agility may be one the most overlooked aspect of organizational behavior.  To have that ability to maneuver swiftly to avoid obstacles or chart a new course at the snap of a finger.  In an age where speed trumps girth, agility is critical for long-term survival.

The same is true for churches.

Today, folks often look at some of the suburban monstrosities we call churches and shake their head in disgust.  People just aren’t impressed with size like they used to.  Even more, our churches are often ill-equipped to handle the climate of change we’re in and the transformation that’s looming in our culture.  The gaps between seeing the need for change to making a decision to take action to implementation is so vast a train could chug through them- sideways.

As a new church, I’m hoping we can be agile now to remain agile later.

We must.

There’s too much at stake.

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