Spiritual Life and Leadership

138. Ministry Leadership in a Time of Immense Change, with Markus Watson

Sep 27, 2022

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In a time of immense change, how should churches do ministry? How should pastors and leaders lead their churches and organizations? Should we set a BHAG--a Big Hairy Audacious Goal? Should we set one-year, five-year, and ten-year goals?

Or is there another way? Could it be that what we need are not big, enormous goals, but simple to take small steps and achieve short-term wins?

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Markus Watson questions whether or not churches today should set BHAGs--Big Hairy Audacious Goals.
“Small steps and short-term wins are the best approach, rather than big programs or large-scale planning.” --Alan Roxburgh, The Missional Leader
We are living in a time of discontinuous change.
Continuous change is the kind of change that is expected and understood.
Discontinuous change is unexpected and hard to understand.
In times of discontinuous change, Markus Watson suggests churches should not set large goals; rather they should conduct small experiments.
Missteps and small losses can be just as valuable for churches today as small steps and short-term wins.
Whether through wins or losses, the most important thing, according to Markus Watson, is to keep learning.
Through their small wins and losses, churches can learn about their neighbors, about themselves, and about God.
To learn more, join one of these learning experiences:
- Leading Your Church Through Change, a free online course that teaches the process of action-reflection as a method for leading change in your church.
- Adaptive Church Leadership Cohort, an 18-month deep-dive learning cohort led by Tod Bolsinger and the Church Leadership Institute to help you navigate change in a disruptive world.

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