Z posts an excerpt from a piece from Todd Rhodes which wonders if churches can learn a lesson from the impending discontinuation of Google Reader.
Google’s decision to discontinue a service they believe is diminishing in usefulness and has a limited future value mirrors activities in church life which often continue simply out of sentiment. cough*harvest-thanksgiving*cough
Anyway, unlike Google, a church is not driven by a financial bottom line and can maintain a certain degree of sentimental continuing of activities, as long as whatever it is does not hinder their ministry and mission.
But what is tough is that leaders will perceive these situations first and then have to navigate churches through a genuine experience of loss which arises because they’ll feel that it’s too soon.
From Rhodes:
Sometimes as church leaders we have to make the same determination.
Canning a program that some people absolutely LOVE… yet it’s taking up too many resources, or has dwindled over the years.
People will be upset. They will plead. They will cry.
But you still know it’s the right thing to do.
Maybe you need to pull a Google in your church.
You’ll make some people upset… but you know it’s the only way that you can do what you really think you need to do.
QUESTION: Where could your church free up some resources by stopping something that some people think is working?
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