Innovators

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Comment by Keith Tusing on June 24, 2009 at 5:38pm

Great Article.
"objective fact finding, honest self-assessment and willingness to do the hard stuff" Three things that often are the most difficult. Too often we know what needs to be done and just don't do it.

Comment by Tammy Oswalt on June 24, 2009 at 2:16pm

Michael,
Just read your article. It couldn't have come at a better time. I am sharing it with my team at our next meeting. Thanks so much.

Comment by Andrew Kable on June 16, 2009 at 9:16pm

So true - intentional innovation ensures we aren't always playing catch up and keeps us as action rather than reaction driven leaders...
We have a saying at VK, if it ain't broke - mess with it until it is! You might just make it better.

Comment by Jennifer Hooks on June 15, 2009 at 7:01pm

Great article, Michael! And what a great topic. How many CMs in it for the long haul haven't experienced a "dry" season or a seemingly impossible problem. These three principles offer a different way to approach just about any problem!

Comment by Debra Vos on June 15, 2009 at 3:02pm

Great article - I have found it to be true. Engaging the gospel is my best talents meeting the world's greatest need. (Somebody said that... )

Comment by Daniel Nott on June 15, 2009 at 2:58pm

I love the topic of innovation. I think too often we distill the meaning to be "new" and that isn't always the case.

I liked Michael's opening in the article around a Marine and their training to adapt and overcome.

I think that innovation starts with God-given discernment. See the situation and issues first, then act. Too often a new person in a new situation or role decides innovation is just making changes. I think this can cause real damage to continuity with respect to those we serve.

A great resource I have found are books by Tom Kelley, from IDEO. Not a ministry setting, but amazing insight.

Comment by Todd McKeever on June 13, 2009 at 2:41pm

Good article. Wouldn't it be great if we would challenge ourselves to put new wine (methods, techniques, systems, thinking etc) into "new wine skins" (todays place and time).

Hmm..."New wine into new wine skins", catchy. To bad someone else didn't say that first. Or did they.

Comment by Karen Rhodes on June 13, 2009 at 12:51pm

REVIVALUTION (new word) = REACTIVATING CHURCH AND FAMILY and that equals INNOVATION!

Comment by Ron Ladwig on June 11, 2009 at 5:23pm

"...creatively changed perspective." EXACTLY! Innovation is what keeps businesses full of people who are standing in line to buy what they have; that keeps our seats full with adults and kids who aren't drawn to worship in a barn or have a Bible story and a color page. My pastor used to say "You can have church in a plain old barn... and God will meet you there, but the people won't."

Innovation tells the world that, as a church, we WANT to draw them in, we will go out of our way and to the end of our budgets, not to make church better, but to make people better. To show the world in a new and different way how to see themselves the way God sees them. To, as a church, change our perspective... and 'realign' ourselves with creativity.

Comment by Jon Fowler on June 11, 2009 at 2:04pm

Innovation, when approached appropriately, is the bridge from being a curriculum implementer to being a minister of the gospel of reconciliation. It drives us to be led of the Spirit to bring children into an abundant life. It reminds us that it doesn't matter how many kids get candy or make cotton ball lambs...but it does matter how many are reconciled to Christ and made more like Him. And we use the creative process called innovation-driven by prayer-to get there.

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