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Churches live in a world of continuous compromise
“All organizations should now assume that they are in a state of continuous compromise.” — GartnerGroup 2016 “Error, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected.” – St. Irenaeus What does a statement like the two above mean to your church and the various diocese,…
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Church AI…Are we really ready?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is growing and its reach in our world, our society is immense. Every social network is using AI. Your banks, your insurance companies, and many of employers of your congregations are all employing AI to some degree. Churches, synods, presbyteries, dioceses, and middle judicatories need to look to capitalize on AI’s potential…
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Churches, do you know the company your data is keeping?
“You either know you have been hacked or you don’t know you have been hacked. In either case, you have been hacked.”
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Will data privacy turn your missional efforts into something that others will say is a “can of worms” at best?
The first step in successful transformation is to understand the ground rules of this new world of data privacy, which include being more sensitive to changing congregational requirements.
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Do you experience resistance to change all too often?
Change Management is lifecycle management “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 I have heard more times than I can count from ministers about their experiences to resistance to change. A…
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Present and Future technology, cybersecurity, and concerns: The framework for success.
This musing post will be a tad more technical than past musing, so bear with me. We have been discussing technologies of the fourth and fifth industrial evolutions, and the tools that support reinventing your mission and church in the new world of Web 3.0. There are two critical concerns about the new technological developments…
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The art of reinventing your missional plan
Just because you have a missional strategy and plan does not necessarily mean it will be sufficient to get you to where you will be in three years especially in light of the evolving and changing world of technology and privacy. Look at your policies from three years ago primarily in technology. Did you have…
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Is your Operating Model going to change in a New World of Privacy?
Your Church – What Differentiates It? As the world is changing, and all you have to do is look to our sister churches, organizations and not for profits in the EU to see what is eventually coming to the US. Will your Church be an “e-privacy and Compliance Integrator”? If you are planning on “surviving”…
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Church Reimaged and Reinvented: Are you prepared?
“Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient Churches with which the apostles held constant intercourse, and learn from them what is certain and clear regarding the present question? For how should it be if the apostles themselves had not left us…
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The Missional Church and the new world of technology are upon us…Are you prepared? June 5, 2018
The Fourth and Fifth industrial revolutions of technology are reinventing your church staff, congregations and governing bodies and are TRANSFORMING THE JUDICATORY. The transformation is happening whether you like it or not. The always-connected congregation is expecting the technology that permeates the lives of your people is the same technology in their church. The Apostles…
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