Change: it's a comin'

I am so excited about what is happening here at Central. The potential for great things - for God and by His Name and power - is huge, huge, huge. However, change (for many of us) can be easy to resist. The Rut of Routine can be hard to escape.

"But we've always done (insert your favorite ministry here) this way."
"If it aint broke, don't fix it."

These comments point to the possibility and assumption that a change may be "change for change sake." No change that's effective can be so empty of purpose. The Senior Staff is in agreement: any change will be with missional purpose. In other words, we define our priorities based on the vision God has given us and then we implement change.

In the next posting, I want to discuss change further: if the members of the church change, doesn't that by definition mean that the church should/will/must change?

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