As a long time observer of, and participant in organizational function, disfunction, and change…having a vision, mission and value proposition are critical to success. The church has the Word of God for that. But it is organization that is the structure that provides the infrastructure for achieving the outcomes ordained by God. The organization matters, not paramount in the case of the Church. Yet without the foundation of organization, people will stray from God’s ordained path - as did the UMC. The GMC has a need to have an organization that does “keeps the faith” whole and vibrant. This is why I have stressed “leading from the emerging future” as an organizational construct. God, through Christ Jesus, has given us insight what that will be. Organization that lives beyond one’s lifetime.
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As a long time observer of, and participant in organizational function, disfunction, and change…having a vision, mission and value proposition are critical to success. The church has the Word of God for that. But it is organization that is the structure that provides the infrastructure for achieving the outcomes ordained by God. The organization matters, not paramount in the case of the Church. Yet without the foundation of organization, people will stray from God’s ordained path - as did the UMC. The GMC has a need to have an organization that does “keeps the faith” whole and vibrant. This is why I have stressed “leading from the emerging future” as an organizational construct. God, through Christ Jesus, has given us insight what that will be. Organization that lives beyond one’s lifetime.