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- 11:55 AM tonymorganlive - Got stuck in traffic and arrived late at Catalyst One Day. Let me catch you up on some of what Andy shared this first session.
- 11:57 AM tonymorganlive - “New triggers momentum… Anything new creates some kind of momentum.”
- 11:57 AM tonymorganlive - “Do we need a new leader, a new product, a new direction or some combination of the three?”
- 11:58 AM tonymorganlive - “Momentum is never created by tweaking something old.”
- 11:58 AM tonymorganlive - “New doesn’t guarantee sustained momentum, but it’s the trigger for momentum.”
- 11:58 AM tonymorganlive - “Then they show up at church and think, ‘This is kind of like it was 10 years ago.’”
- 11:59 AM tonymorganlive - “Continuous improvement requires systematic evaluation.”
- 11:59 AM tonymorganlive - “It’s God’s will for people to get their feelings hurt.”
- 11:59 AM tonymorganlive - “You sacrifice the many for the one.”
- 11:59 AM tonymorganlive - “If lack of momentum doesn’t bother your current personnel, you have the wrong personnel.”
- 12:00 PM tonymorganlive - “Momentum requires friction.”
- 12:00 PM tonymorganlive - “Complexity kills momentum.”
- 12:00 PM tonymorganlive - “Most churches grow towards complexity and competing systems.”
- 12:01 PM tonymorganlive - “New. Improved. Improving.”
- 12:01 PM tonymorganlive - Andy is about ready to take questions. This might be interesting.
- 12:02 PM tonymorganlive - “Do I just want a bigger church? Or do I want to reach more people for Jesus?”
- 12:02 PM tonymorganlive - “If you’re just trying to draw a crowd, it’ll feel gimicky.”
- 12:03 PM tonymorganlive - Need to ask the question: “Is this really about life change?”
- 12:04 PM tonymorganlive - “New systems and structure will create internal momentum but not external momentum.”
- 12:07 PM tonymorganlive - “You have to decide that it doesn’t matter if they fire you.”
- 12:08 PM tonymorganlive - I love it that Andy always just says what he’s thinking.
- 12:08 PM tonymorganlive - “Am I more concerned about who I’m reaching or who I’m keeping.”
- 12:11 PM tonymorganlive - “If personnel decisions are not emotional and difficult, then we have a heart issue.”
- 12:12 PM tonymorganlive - “Where are we manufacturing energy?”
- 12:13 PM tonymorganlive - “Where are there competing systems?”
- 12:13 PM tonymorganlive - Simplicity.
- 12:15 PM tonymorganlive - A man with a cowboy hat just walked by.
- 12:16 PM tonymorganlive - Brad Lomenick is asking Andy about some new products including Andy’s newest book that just released.
- 12:17 PM tonymorganlive - Anne Jackson (@flowerdust) is sitting in front of us.
- 12:18 PM tonymorganlive - That’s the end of this session. People are clapping. Time for a break. Check back later for future sessions.
love it Tony, keep it coming.
are you going to Catalyst West Coast?
yes, i’ll be at catalyst west coast.
Thanks for letting us attend even though we are not there.
That is incredible insight. Thanks so much for the notes.