Summer is for sunshine, Italian Ice, and Water Slides! But it’s also a great time to evaluate the systems of our churches. At Epic Church, where I pastor we take the summer months of June, July, and August to adjust our internal processes for maximum effectiveness. So when the next growth season of ‘Back to School’ and Christmastime comes, we are running on all cylinders!
This is not to say we as church leaders shouldn’t be always improving. But I do believe a case should be made to not make major changes right in the middle of the ‘busy’ seasons of church growth. It probably isn’t smart to replace a major leader the week before Easter (barring something illegal going on). Summer months allow for just enough of a relaxing mindset to step back and rethink the internal work.
A great framework for evaluation I learned from Matt Keller at Next Level Church (MattKellerOnline.com), is to ask the questions
1) What was Right,
2) What was Wrong,
3) What was Missing, and
4) What was Confusing.
We use this framework to evaluate the overall success of the previous growth season (January through Easter or October through Christmas). And what was GOOD, throw gas on it. What was WRONG, stop it. What was MISSING, add it. And what was CONFUSING, clarify it.
Through the month of July I’ll be focusing our weekly emails on systems that should be healthy as we approach the Autumn/ Winter growth season, so we can all effectively expand the Kingdom of God on the earth!
Enjoy!
Here is Week 1 - 8 Systems for a Healthy Church
http://www.communicatejesus.com/8-systems-for-a-healthy-church/