Comments on: Anne Jackson on Lazy Church Staff and Complacency http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/11/05/anne-jackson-on-lazy-church-staff-and-complacency/ Volunteer leadership, management, and recruiting for church ministries and non-profits Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:46:07 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tim http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/11/05/anne-jackson-on-lazy-church-staff-and-complacency/comment-page-1/#comment-3836 Tim Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:42:51 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/11/05/anne-jackson-on-lazy-church-staff-and-complacency/#comment-3836 No, you're not alone on this one. I'm struggling with holy discontent as well. The twist for me is that I'm on staff full-time! I watch our leadership spend WAY too much time trying to manage the unmanageable rather than leading people toward God-given BHAG's. I'm becoming a victim of the lack of vision and inspiration that you describe, and its taking quite a toll. What God has done for me during this is to bring people into my life who have a shared vision for a preferred future, both for our church and the Kingdom. He has given me "safe places" to share ideas, dream, vent, etc. All I can do is be faithful to Him and wait on God to show me the better path. But without those "safe places", I fear I would not be able to stand under the weight. I still may not... No, you’re not alone on this one. I’m struggling with holy discontent as well. The twist for me is that I’m on staff full-time! I watch our leadership spend WAY too much time trying to manage the unmanageable rather than leading people toward God-given BHAG’s. I’m becoming a victim of the lack of vision and inspiration that you describe, and its taking quite a toll.

What God has done for me during this is to bring people into my life who have a shared vision for a preferred future, both for our church and the Kingdom. He has given me “safe places” to share ideas, dream, vent, etc. All I can do is be faithful to Him and wait on God to show me the better path. But without those “safe places”, I fear I would not be able to stand under the weight. I still may not…

]]> By: David (Marketing Integrity) http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/11/05/anne-jackson-on-lazy-church-staff-and-complacency/comment-page-1/#comment-3835 David (Marketing Integrity) Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:28:31 +0000 http://www.volunteercentered.com/2008/11/05/anne-jackson-on-lazy-church-staff-and-complacency/#comment-3835 This is a good topic (clearly because Hybels wrote a whole book on it!). I think that churches have not lit the passion of many Christians and encouraged them to action. First, people need to be coached and mentored through the process of discovering their passions and how God has wired them. Then they need to be encouraged to act when something disturbs them so much spiritually that they say..."something neeeds to be done". The apathy we see in many churches is a result of the leadership not having a strong vision that then inspires their members to buid on to and contribute to that vision. This is a good topic (clearly because Hybels wrote a whole book on it!). I think that churches have not lit the passion of many Christians and encouraged them to action.

First, people need to be coached and mentored through the process of discovering their passions and how God has wired them. Then they need to be encouraged to act when something disturbs them so much spiritually that they say…”something neeeds to be done”. The apathy we see in many churches is a result of the leadership not having a strong vision that then inspires their members to buid on to and contribute to that vision.

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