“Let’s Face It… We’re Not Changing the World”
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Thu, December 28, 2006
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I wonder how many of us as church leaders are being honest. Our job IS to change the world. Are we making a dent? Or are we spending too much time keeping our internal systems humming along nicely and catering to those already in the Kingdom. (Don’t get me wrong; discipleship is important and we need to do more of that too).
So, here’s a question for you as you end 2006: What is your church doing to change the world (or at least your corner of it)? Be honest.
About the Author: Todd Rhoades is the Managing Editor and Publisher of MondayMorningInsight.com (MMI as most of us know it). Besides spending a good amount of time maintaining this website, Todd is on the staff of Leadership Network, helping large churches to better connect, innovate, and multiply what they do best. Todd was also the founder of ChurchStaffing.com, until he sold the site in 2005. Todd lives with his wife, Dawn, and four children in Bryan, OH. He can be reached at .
TAGS: Church Growth, Church Leadership
Here's an interesting quote from Bill Watkins, CEO of Seagate (the giant computer company) recently featured in the magazine "Red Herring". "Let's face it, we're not changing the world. We're building a product that helps people buy more crap and watch more porn." At least he's being honest...
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Dave Williams on Mon, April 16, 2007
Quite a pithy conversation. I look at it like this: we are surrounded by a storm (the world) and so many people (the unsaved) are being drenched. Now, we (the church) can try to stop the storm, or offer those stuck in it shelter under our umbrella (the unconditional love of God). Translation: I can’t change the world, but I can offer people who are being destroyed by the world my love and the love of my savior. Does that end up changing the world? I guess I’ll let larger minds than mine figure that out. Peace.
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