My friend Scott Wilson recently wrote a book called “Steering Through Chaos: Mapping a clear direction for your church in the midst of transition and change“. Scott has done a great job of modeling what he writes about . He asked me to share my thoughts on transition in one of the chapters, so I thought it might be fun to revisit it here over the next few days and get your feedback.
Here’s what I wrote first:
“It feels as if the community I give leadership to, Seacoast Church, has been in a constant state of transition since we started over twenty years ago. I sometimes wish we would finally arrive somewhere, but I’m not sure that’s really our goal. Transitioning is the state of going from one place to another. The alternative to transitions is going nowhere – staying in the same place. Since the winds of the Holy Spirit are constantly moving and changing, our churches should be constantly reshaping for the journey. Maybe being in constant transition is a good thing after all.”
So what do you think? Is being in a constant state of transition a good thing or a bad thing?
Tomorrow I’ll share one of three lessons we’ve learned to apply to transitional challenges.
I agree. I have heard it said in ministry "the only constants are Jesus (hopefully) and Change".
I cannot help but wonder if this is what happened to David when he stayed home from battle one season. I am convinced it only takes one season of not transitioning or standing still.
When our ministries are changing and transitioning, may we also change and transition to look more like Him in each season.
Great thought Pastor Greg. Cannot wait for the lessons to follow.
-nick (Boston planter)
Comment by Nick Connolly — February 8, 2010 @ 1:57 pm