I love that I get to serve churches and leaders who serve others with Legacy Now. In random order, here is a list of one line thoughts from the last season of serving others. Not intended to be negative, just honest and hopefully helpful for you as you serve others.
- Culture doesn’t change overnight, but it will never change until you address the elephant in the room.
- A pastor has a lot more affect on the overall culture of a church than they might think.
- It’s a great challenge to lead others well if you are not being led well.
- One of the main ways the enemy is attacking church culture is through poor communication and bad assumption.
- This generation of young leaders want to be known yet struggle to be fully known by others.
- Technology helps ministries a ton but can lead to a nasty comparison trap.
- Students are more aware. Not mature, but aware. Awareness does not always mean maturity.
- When you shut down a student from sharing what they really think, you are creating a moment in their life that says church is not safe.
- Safe cultures have a way of attracting students in unsafe places.
- Just because it works at another church does not mean it will work in yours.
- Volunteers serve for a reason. Stoke the fire and remind the purpose.
- Healthy staff cultures have a way of leading to healthy volunteer cultures. The reverse is true too.
- The Gospel still works and the church is still the light of the world and a community.
- Teenagers don’t care what you know until they know that you care.
- The tension of content/programming when you have middle school students in the room with high school students is real. But it’s a healthy tension.
- Social media gets a lot of negative press. But it can be one of the best tools to keep students/parents/volunteers engaged in your ministry.
- People will check your social media. Update accordingly.
- We all need an advocate and safe place to process thigns. Front line warriors deal with crazy things. Honored to play that role in the lives of others.