The world I was born into was a world of probabilities. You could predict with some certainty the direction the world was heading. Today you can’t because of probabilities our world is filled with wildcards.
What’s a wildcard? Here’s a quick list:
Terrorism
Global warming
Extreme global climate change
Nuclear war
U.S. decline as a world power
Rising of China and Iran
Pakistan
Volatile world stock market
Oil prices
2008
Two wildcards have been played in my life time – The shift from Modernity to whatever we want to call the emerging world and the world-wide economic crises of 2008 and following.
Hard times brings either great opportunities or great hardships to churches and their leaders . Only one thing determines the difference –how church leaders react to the hard times. Now is not the time to hunker down; now is the time to be proactive.
In my book I explore what should always be cut in hard times and what should always be increased. Being strategic is the key.
Living in a Wildcard World
What’s a wildcard? Here’s a quick list:
Terrorism
Global warming
Extreme global climate change
Nuclear war
U.S. decline as a world power
Rising of China and Iran
Pakistan
Volatile world stock market
Oil prices
2008
Two wildcards have been played in my life time – The shift from Modernity to whatever we want to call the emerging world and the world-wide economic crises of 2008 and following.
Navigating such a world isn’t easy. That’s why I wrote the book Doing Ministry in Hard Times.
Hard times brings either great opportunities or great hardships to churches and their leaders . Only one thing determines the difference –how church leaders react to the hard times. Now is not the time to hunker down; now is the time to be proactive.
In my book I explore what should always be cut in hard times and what should always be increased. Being strategic is the key.
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