If you occasionally read these blogs then you know I'm always dreaming and writing about the future and where I believe God wants us to go and how He wants us to get there. That means I do a lot of thinking and reading as well.
Craig Groeschel, pastor of lifchurch.tv talks about 'busting barriers with mind shift changes.''
'Think differently about change. When you're strategizing, don’t say, “Our people won’t (insert situation)." Instead, you should say, "We have not led our people to (insert situation)."
Think differently about mission. Are you about the mission or are you about guarding people’s feelings?
Think differently about people who might leave the church. Who WANTS people leaving the church? Anyone? NO!!! I certainly don't. But --- the normal mindset is: “We can’t let anyone leave,” and that's a wrong mindset.
Think differently about limitations. Most of the time we say, “We can’t because we don’t have (insert situation)." But great leaders see opportunities where others see limitations.
If you're trying to apply some of these things in your own personal life, it works there, too. In fact, here are THREE ASSIGNMENTS FOR MAKING A PERSONAL MIND SHIFT CHANGE:
1 - Find someone one or two steps ahead of you and learn how they think.
2 - Identify one wrong mindset and ask God to renew your mind with truth.
3- Identify one painful decision you’ve been avoiding and commit to making the right decision immediately.'
And be blessed.
2 comments:
Those are some great thoughts. It's funny you put that now, because I just got the big "The Best Questions Ever" by Andy Stanley, about decision making.
I am in a season of change, and I think the idea of finding someone who is a little ahead is sort of intuitive for me, but the whole thinking of a wrong mindset is not so intuitive. Instead, I tend to just go by what I like and don't like. What am I basing those preferences on? Are they Biblical? These are questions we need to ask.
Good stuff PK. Good stuff.
wow - simple, straightforward, spirited - this is a great message. I appreciate your commitment to leading the church. Just this morning, as a staff, we discussed a particular heart issue within our church and these principles help bring clarity. god has great timing.
the three assignments are not easy, but well worth the challenge.
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