MATTHEW 18:3
It's been said that the seven last words of the church are: "We never done it that way before." We tend to resist change — and I've noticed that "contemporary" churches are just as reluctant to change as "traditional" churches. That's not necessarily a bad thing; change for the sake of change rarely leads to success.
Too often we keep changing the things that working and ignore what really needs to be fixed. I've seen churches that are constantly changing their music ministry or the structure of their service when what they really need to change is the friendliness of their people to guests.
The approach to any kind of change in our personal lives or ministry should be handled with thoughtfulness and prayerful consideration. Here are some notable quotes on the topic.
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"I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 18:3)
"If you want to truly understand something, try to change it." — Kurt Lewin
"There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things." — Nicolo Machiavelli
"Don't take the fence down until you know the reason it was put up." — G.K. Chesterton
"Not all change is improvement, but without change there can be no improvement." — John Maxwell, Developing the Leader within You
"In the end, it is important to remember that we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are." — Max Depree, Leadership is an Art
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