Following Behavior Not Words

In this episode, I want to talk about the dissonance that happens between what we ask our people to do, and what we do our selves.

Topics:

We tell people they need to get out of debt while we encumber debtWe encourage families to budget strategically while we spend flippantlyWe tell parents we want to partner with them while communicating with their kids using social media services their parent's don't supportWe say “God will provide” while we panic because we don’t have enough volunteersWe tell our people to be available for the people in their life while we are unavailable because of busy schedulesWe tell people to be willing to do anything to spread the gospel while we aren’t willing to entertain any new ideas

Bottom line:
Every decision we make in these situations affirms or denies your church’s mission. Before you make a decision, ask yourself what it does to your organization’s mission.