In this Episode we cover Stepping Stone 4: Assess Your Church. To all our viewers, if possible, I'd love to hear from you! Here's what I want to know:

Every church has dealt with (or is dealing with) some ridiculous traditions, and we've all dealt with difficult situations as a result! Do you have a story to share? If you send it to me, I'll include it in the next episode or two! (NOTE: I will NOT share any sensitive details!) Please send them to:

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Helpful links from today’s episode: - Become a Supporter: https://patron.podbean.com/thetotalministrymakeover - Quest 52: www.Quest52.com - The Total Ministry Makeover: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Ministry-Makeover-Shane-Thacker/dp/B096YRZD66/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= - President of LeaderTreks, Doug Franklin: https://www.leadertreks.org/doug-franklin/

Questions with a mentor: - Before beginning this assessment, are there any ‘specks’ or ‘planks’ that might skewer your view of the church? Any animosity towards a certain individual(s)? If so, before proceeding please state it openly before this assessment with the mentor. If you’re unable or unwilling to do that, take some time to reflect before beginning this. - Some fun with the ‘little white church’: Is there a situation of a goofy and inexplicable tradition that you’ve witnessed to be blindly defended by a church member? What was it and how was it addressed?  - PAIN: Out of all the sin issues in this world, what brings your church the most pain?  - PASSION: What are the greatest desires and passions that God has given your church? Are there common patterns of skillsets, strengths in certain ways they serve, etc?  - PERCEPTION: Look at the big picture. How does their PAIN and PASSION intersect?  - Back to the pain: is there something (or many things) in the church that they are willing to defend that’s actually working against the cause of Christ?  o If so, what steps do you believe should be taken next?  - Take a look at both your POWER and the church’s POWER. Are there areas of weakness that they could actually help you with more, and vice versa? - If possible, follow up & have a discussion a week/month from now about your church’s POWER.

If you've discovered and defined your church's POWER, we'd love for you to share it with us!

NEXT EPISODE: How to you appropriately address issues in the church?