Summary: Counterfeit unity occurs in the relationships between people who want and like to have control and people who don’t mind being controlled. …
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10 Crucial Steps To Becoming A Consistently Wise Church
In the Consistently Wise series, I've attempted to lay out the characteristics of an environment in which consistently wise decisions can be made in a …
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How Making Wise Decisions Can Become Second Nature To A Church
Summary: A group's culture regulates its behavior, and that culture is established by the standards and principles they've agreed to. Decision-making …
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Why A Centralized Church Still Makes Bad Decisions
Summary: The answer to communication breakdowns in decentralized networks is not to centralize. It's to improve information-sharing processes. …
3 Phenomena That Can Cause Your Church To Be Dumber
Summary: Breakdowns in a church's decision-making processes can lead to 3 phenomena that violate the conditions a group needs to be consistently wise. …
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The Road To An Unhealthy Church Is Paved With Good Intentions
Summary: Systems are predictable, regardless of people's intentions that operate within them. The principles of the systems you operate by …
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What Google, eBay & Amazon Can Teach Churches About Leadership
Summary: Google, eBay & Amazon all put systems in place where influence was based on trust earned over time. The Kingdom doesn't contain leader …
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12 Unique Qualities Of An Authentic Church Planter
Summary: Those called to be church planters have very unique qualities. There are 12 in particular that stand out. They can be a guide to …
This Amazing Animal Shows Us How Healthy Churches Function
Summary: Because everything we've known is from the world's system, we have a hard time making sense of how the Kingdom of God operates. But the …
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Is Paying People To Do Ministry Healthy For A Church?
Summary: Paying people to do ministry centralizes the open system that God designed the Church to be and creates divisions in His Body that He never …
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