Cam's Blog
Secret #3: Finding the Golden Thread
All congregations have stories about the people and events that constitute their history. The leadership task is to edit the life script of the congregation with the prominent stories it remembers. You can do this by pulling the golden threads that run through the core of those stories. Mining and naming these core values, represented in the people and events and how they are remembered, may not have been done previously in any formal way but great power to influence change awaits the congregational leader who is able to find and pull those threads successfully. A clear and compelling congregational mission will emerge from the Golden Thread of congregational history and preaching on the text of that mission will re-awaken and energize the congregation as never before. The task of congregational leadership is to find those golden threads and use them to string together every program and initiative the congregation carries out.
Check back tomorrow for #4
Posted on Jun 17, 2010
