Podcast Episode #554
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Churches who want to become healthier often need outside eyes and a fresh perspective. Today, we discuss how consultants (interventionists) can help.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- Interventions need to come earlier rather than later because it’s often too late if you wait.
- Church consultants aren’t just for dying churches.
- The number one reason churches bring in a consultant for advice is for facility issues.
- Churches are no longer homogeneous and that makes it more difficult to plug and play programs.
The seven reasons we discuss are:
- Sharper declines
- Stigma is not as great
- The issue of crossroads
- The multisite phenomenon
- Help in interim periods
- Word of mouth success
- The decline of many denominations
Resources mentioned in today’s podcast
Rainer on Leadership is a member of the LifeWay Leadership Podcast Network
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The deacons at my church sought outside counsel for a staff situation and then refused to listen to anything he had to say. He didn’t tell them what they wanted to hear.
Guy, I’m just curious how you know that the deacons sought out counsel; are you also a deacon?
Let’s just say I was close to the situation.
I pastored a church where we sought a mediator/intervention; formulated points to follow. My church members who the points we also the naysayers, and they didn’t follow their own points nor the mediators. So many of us suffered, additionally me& my family resigned.
Leaders should be ready to hear what God wants them to hear through their tlead pastors with a confirmation by the holy Ghost.Thank you.
The mediator HAS TO BE impartial and completely follow scripture. This one coddled both sides. He was in a position to tell those who were clearly in the wrong ‘to stop’ but he didn’t. If people are unwilling, the result will end in someone leaving.
Interventionist are no magic bullet. My personal experience was sad. Our denominational interventionist came with obvious biases of his own, published gossip and hurtful statements about my family, and retreated back to his denominational office. two other churches in my area suffered similar “interventions”
as I understand the word interventionist ,it is to call some one to resolve the problem or conflict between two parties,but the question who is qualified to be called interventionist?why problem become worst instead of settlement?may be we got a wrong person and not able to do what is right.much better if we help the church to correct their behavioral problem and admit every mistake thy committed,because for me it is the biblical principle that we need to follow.