Strategic Thinking: How to Sustain Effective Ministry
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (859 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MTGDF27 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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He works across the spectrum of church traditions, denominations, congregations, contexts, and cultures. . Thomas G. Bandy is an internationally-recognized church consultant and leadership coach. He is the president of Thriving Church Consulting LLC and can be found in his virtual office at ThrivingChurch. Tom coaches transforming and transitioning congregations, church plants, multi-site and cross-cultural chur
Some old programs will need to be ended. Whenever a church fails to track demographic trends and shifting lifestyle expectations, the strategic thinking always stalls. All that effort keeps the line straight. It is not a line that sways one way to protect this self-interest, and another way to protect that membership privilege. Ongoing tactics will need to be adjusted. This is because the goal is not only to perfect ongoing programs, but to initiate new ideas and terminate ineffective tactics. It is not a wavy line, or an intermittent line, or even partially angled line. Strategic thinking involves an element of risk. Moreover, some leaders will need to be hired or acquired; some leaders will need to be fired or dismissed; and some leaders will need to be redeployed. Demographic research and lifestyle sensitivity are necessary for effective church ministries. Keeping this line straight is the art of strategic thinking. Some new ideas will need to be started. It is not a line that takes a circuitous route to its destination in order not to disturb
He is the president of Thriving Church Consulting LLC and can be found in his virtual office at ThrivingChurch. . About the Author Thomas G. Bandy is an internationally-recognized church consultant and leadership coach. Tom coaches transforming and transitioning congregations, church plants, multi-site and cross-cultural churches, and faith-based nonprofits. He is the author of several books on congregational leadership. He works across the spectrum of church traditions, denominations, congregations, contexts, and cultures