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Promises, promises. You are told the church is ready for change but after arriving those promises are quickly broken. Thom and Mark discuss the reasons why promises may be broken and how to move forward.
Highlights:
- Some promises are conditional, but you didn’t know it.
- Many promises are made without knowing the implications of the promises.
- Promises made in desperation often are not honored.
- Most revitalization leaders have to deal with broken promises of some of their closest allies and friends.
- Be cautious of those who make multiple promises as you begin a revitalization.
Resources mentioned in today’s podcast:
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This was very useful. It should be taught in Seminary! Thanks!
Bottom line to remember – a broken promise is not personal most of the time. It’s better to have a backup for a promise made, and a way to allow the promise maker to gracefully back out of their promise if they realize they overextended themselves.