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Monday, February 14, 2005

New Reality Number Five

A Shift from Planning to Preparation

Surfers don’t plan the waves out they are going to ride. This is an impossible task, they have no control over the tides, temperatures, or weather conditions, and therefore the surfer never plans the waves. Instead the surfer always stands ready, checking the wave conditions, practicing his balance and waxing his board. The surfer prepares to ride the next wave but never plans it.

The church in North America is real used to being at the helm controlling where the ship is going. But that mentality is all wrong. Our culture is deciding where it is going it is the church’s position to be poised to minister in our changing culture. This does not mean we sell out to the culture. The gospel of Jesus Christ must remain truth, absolute truth. But we know that Jesus was on a mission to seek and save the lost and he asks us to remain on this same mission.

McNeal offers and excellent strategy for preparing rather planning.
Vision
Values
Results
Strengths
Learnings

Read the chapter!

posted by Nick @ 11:24 AM

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