Change

We hear a lot about change. So what’s involved in changing something up?

C = Calculation

If a change is going to be made I believe some time must be spent
investigating the possible outcomes that will be associated with it. Some of the
biggest mistakes I’ve made as a leader have been changing something without
thinking it through.

H = Hesitation

When it comes to changing something that we’ve established…we always
hesitate. Don’t get me wrong, I think pausing before making the change is
healthy…however, when hesitation turns into an excuse to delay the
obvious…problems WILL occur.

A = Anticipate Resistance

The very first reaction to change will always be some sort of resistance. As
I leader I am coming more and more to understand that the first question a
person runs through their mind when change is introduced is, “How is thing going
to impact me?” And…if they detect that it may impact them in any negative sort
of way…their natural tendency is to resist.

N = Necessary

Change is SO necessary! That statement was EASY to accept when we first began
because we were changing the ways that other people did things; however, in the
past couple of years or so it has become a sobering reality that the changes
that are necessary are things we once thought of as edgy and innovative…which
ISN’T easy…but, like I said…is necessary.

G = God Factor

What changes are God telling you to make? This could be personal…or even
church wide. I know that He’s been speaking into me very directly lately and
telling me some personal changes that I need to make in regards to the ways I
lead myself and His church. God isn’t a dull God…and so following Him should
never be either. He isn’t telling me the “why’s” right now…just the “what’s”…and
getting comfortable with that has been an adjustment…but a good one!

E = Expectation

Whenever God leads us to change–we can expect fruit to come out of it. (See
John
15:4-5) I have found myself getting way to nervous in the past when God
leads me to change something when, in reality, I have NEVER screwed anything up
by simply being completely obedient to Him–even when that includes MAJOR change.