Recently I had the chance to work with a client who hired us after their master planning stumbled with the original architect. The plan was radically different from what the church could afford. The problem was compounded when, based on the church’s margin and ability to repay a loan, we discovered their true affordability was actually about 65% of their original estimate.

Here are a few leadership principles we need to execute well as we redesign their building and their expectations. These are good steps to consider any time you have to lead a change of direction.

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We throw around the word Alignment at CKN with great enthusiasm.  We believe in alignment!  Alignment is the work of organizational integration and orientation around identity and purpose.  Identity and purpose include the core values, the mission and the vision.  Alignment is the process of running everything through identity and purpose: structures, processes, strategies, people, facilities, finances, etc. 

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Matthew 4:19 Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me. I will teach you to catch people instead of fish.”

Matthew 28:19 So wherever you go, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

These two pieces of scripture have shaped the church of the last couple decades, birthing both the Attractional movement and the Missional movement. For some time, the pendulum has swung far toward Matthew 4:19, as we have become better Fishers of Men than ever before. However, as some of the leading megachurches are finding today, the pendulum is beginning to swing toward the instructions of Matthew 28:19 as we become increasingly aware of the need to disciple His people. The Missional Church embodies this effort.

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