Comments on: Driving the Chevy Impala http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/ Trying to be strategic. Fri, 25 May 2012 12:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: joey http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-58129 joey Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:53:52 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-58129 Ray, Exactly. Ray,

Exactly.

]]> By: Ray http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-57658 Ray Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:53 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-57658 Interesting - What if GM was making submarines? Would you want a creative team or one that had a strict controlled regulations? Or maybe something in between? I think it is an oversimplification to say that GM failed for this one reason. It's more complex than that. It is unhelpful to then apply this to the church. Creativity is not the savior of the church. Clear communication of the historical and orthodox truth of the story of God will keep the flame lit regardless of the "market share" the church holds. I think some of the real "creatives" are the people who clearly express the basics like the people over at www.ntm.org Interesting – What if GM was making submarines? Would you want a creative team or one that had a strict controlled regulations? Or maybe something in between?

I think it is an oversimplification to say that GM failed for this one reason. It’s more complex than that. It is unhelpful to then apply this to the church.

Creativity is not the savior of the church. Clear communication of the historical and orthodox truth of the story of God will keep the flame lit regardless of the “market share” the church holds.

I think some of the real “creatives” are the people who clearly express the basics like the people over at http://www.ntm.org

]]> By: Hal Hunter http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-57592 Hal Hunter Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:24:54 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-57592 At the heart this kind of thinking is fear. Senior managers fear their boards, and middle managers fear their senior managers. Any failure is punished, often severely. Doing things the way they have been done in the past is safer than innovating. The thinking goes- "This has recently been successful, so this failure is external to us, and we cannot be faulted for it." At the heart this kind of thinking is fear. Senior managers fear their boards, and middle managers fear their senior managers. Any failure is punished, often severely. Doing things the way they have been done in the past is safer than innovating. The thinking goes- “This has recently been successful, so this failure is external to us, and we cannot be faulted for it.”

]]> By: Morgan http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-57589 Morgan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:06:59 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-57589 Living in Kokomo IN, a GM & Chrysler city, this is a poignant example. Thanks Tony. Living in Kokomo IN, a GM & Chrysler city, this is a poignant example. Thanks Tony.

]]> By: Nick Henderson http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-57443 Nick Henderson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:42:43 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-57443 I highlighted that same quote when I read the article. “Saturn, a GM company that had great promise in the early 1990s, ultimately failed because senior GM leaders couldn’t see the benefits of new ways of doing things and a new kind of organizational culture.” This statement is so true in many organizations including the church. "Problems cannot be resolved by the same kind of thinking that caused the problems" - Alan Hircsh @ Velocity We have to see how our culture is changing and work with in it, but never compromising or changing the Gospel - His word will never change and works within all cultures. We are the ones that can change our thinking, our organization, and our methods, to bring the truth to a changing culture. I highlighted that same quote when I read the article. “Saturn, a GM company that had great promise in the early 1990s, ultimately failed because senior GM leaders couldn’t see the benefits of new ways of doing things and a new kind of organizational culture.”
This statement is so true in many organizations including the church. “Problems cannot be resolved by the same kind of thinking that caused the problems” – Alan Hircsh @ Velocity
We have to see how our culture is changing and work with in it, but never compromising or changing the Gospel – His word will never change and works within all cultures. We are the ones that can change our thinking, our organization, and our methods, to bring the truth to a changing culture.

]]> By: Graham http://tonymorganlive.com/2010/03/09/driving-the-chevy-impala/#comment-57433 Graham Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:19 +0000 http://tonymorganlive.com/?p=5242#comment-57433 Very well put Tony. Thank you for all the creative ways you have found to help illustrate your points. Good stuff! Very well put Tony. Thank you for all the creative ways you have found to help illustrate your points. Good stuff!

]]>