Head somewhere new today.
Pray about it, of course. Certainly, make sure it is a God-honoring direction. I’m not suggesting you aimlessly head in a thousand new directions. That never works. I am suggesting you at least head in one good (as far as you know today) direction – even without all the answers – before you have the final destination figured out completely.
Something I learned in church revitalization, for example, is sometimes the church or organization isn’t dying. Often decline is not your greatest problem.
Sometimes we simply need to do something different – invent how, start something new. We often need a fresh dose of innovation.
Start today heading in a new direction. Then tweak as you need to until you get where you’re going.
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