Look at the Church in the Mirror

You can't have expectations in your church without systems.

If you have unmet expectations, you probably have insufficient systems.

If you're people aren't growing spiritually...
If you don't have enough volunteers...
If you're not assimilating visitors...
If your small groups aren't multiplying..

You may not have the right stepping stones in place.

Comments

[nate davis]

so true man...I'm with Mosaic Church in Charlotte and just celebrated 4 yrs. We are declaring this year the year of systems...they are SO needed right now

[Ted]

As I've heard Andy Stanley say, "Vision needs systems."

Conversely, systems need vision.

[mark]

any good books or articles on systems that you know of?

[Mike O]

> any good books or articles on systems that you know of?

Start with "The Speed of Trust" by Covey

[Pete Bishop]

"You are always perfectly setup to get exactly what your getting." One of my favorite. Andy Stanley quotes. He did a killa talk about this at Catalyst a few years back. Well worth the investment of time.

[Ben Arment]

well, i spent 2 chapters on systems in church in the making