Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a big time planner. I have a 10 year plan for my private life and I have a 10 year plan for my professional life. I can't help it, this is the way my mind works. But this week, I read something that has really messed me up...it has made me think and evaluate my life and ministry.
This is what I read:
Leaders must focus more on preparation than on planning. Planning relies on predictability. But preparation helps leaders stay clear amid uncertainty. Planning assumes continuity; preparation equips leader to be flexible enough to seize opportunity. It forces them to pray, learn, and discern what God is doing - all aspects of understanding God's unique vision for the church. After all, isn't it God who does the planning (Jer. 29:11)? [Church Unique p.25]
Does anyone else need to throw away their 10 year plan?
1 comment:
Guess I am not going to run for President then. Oh well. Remember when you were going to be President. Was that past the ten year plan still up until this reading?
Hey, great post and very true. I think it takes a balance of both though. We should plan for the best but be prepared for the worst.
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