Posted in Organizations, Religion, economics, tagged church growth movement on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lydia McGrew writes compellingly about pressure in companies to advance, to develop one’s career by changing jobs frequently:
there is intense pressure constantly to be changing one’s role in the company. This is billed as “developing,” “advancing.” “Move up or move out,” is the basic message. Even if, as does sometimes happen, you do well at [...]
Posted in Organizations, Religion, tagged church, church growth movement, Religion, theology, therapy on November 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Christine Rosen:
The Road to Damascus is paved with theology not therapy.
I think that’s right, and points to one of the fundamental flaws in the assumptions of the church growth movement.
Posted in Organizations, tagged change, churches, evolution, mission statements, Organizations on November 3, 2007 | No Comments »
These days, most organizations—businesses, universities, churches, non-profits, and the various departments, committees, etc., within them—write mission statements. The statements are supposed to articulate the essence or purpose of the organization and thereby guide its activities. That mission statements are a good idea is generally taken as a given.
Aside from some conglomerates who had [...]
