One of the things that came out of the Leadership Summit was the idea of the ‘calculated risk’. Bill Hybels said that churches need to take a calculated risk some times. He called one of these a ‘flyer’. So, at the dinner on Friday night, I asked our folks to consider this question: What are some of the calculated risks that we have taken at PCC? Frankly, I could only think of a couple, but the leaders in the room named dozens.
- It was a calculated risk when we went from 1 service to 2.
- It was a calculated risk when we decided to focus on Small Groups for adults and PowerJam for kids as our primary discipleship vehicle, and therefore we would no longer have Sunday School.
- It was a calculated risk when we asked for $50,000 as a Christmas offering so that Calvary Church in Belize could rebuild their building, even before we first built ours.
- It was a calculated risk to do the ‘Confronting the Controversies’ series.
- It is a calculated risk every time we take a raw, inexperienced, rough-around-the-edges person and invite them to be a part of the team.
On and on the list went. It really encouraged me, because I had forgotten about how many risks we had taken.
What are some of the calculated risks that you can think of that we've taken as a church? (They don't all have to be winners, by the way. Sometimes a 'flyer' fails. I'll talk about this soon.)
I’m going to write about this for the next few days, so keep your eyes peeled.
Brian
2 comments:
Sammy spoke at Amelia Community Church today, and he stated that he was listed as one of those calculated risks. haha I must say, what a talent, and a gift he is to us at PCC. He did a PHENOMENAL job! I left ACC encouraged, motivated, hopeful, and still in awe of the mission that God calls our hearts, and our lives to.I wouldn't change it for the world.
~Mary Elizabeth Dickerson
Expanding the Mega Sports Camp to include art was a calculated risk that turned out to be a tremendous blessing.
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