Since the theme of today is innovation with the release of the list of Top 10 Innovative Churches, I thought I’d preface the that post with a quick hit on creating a culture that fuels innovations. Here’s an excerpt from Simply Strategic Volunteers on that topic:

“A leader who is committed to unleashing the power of innovation also understands the proper balance between championing efficiency and pushing people into the uneasy chaos of change. It’s vital to value excellence and continuous incremental improvements for the systems and strategies that currently work. If you focus only on efficiency, however, you will always do what you’ve always done. If a ministry intends to remain culturally relevant through future generations, it must be willing to step into the mire of unformed ideas. Finding new strategies sometimes means challenging current strategies. It can be messy. It can be uneasy. But it’s in the chaotic world of change that the next big ideas can be found.”

I share that because the churches Terry and I will be highlighting later today have been down that road. They’ve taken the risks. They’ve experienced the chaos. And, on the other side of that journey, they’ve created new paradigms for how you and I approach ministry in the local church. Their innovations are helping all of us see a new vision for how the church can be more effective in today’s culture.

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