Some of the leaders at church are wrestling with the question of how we are to measure our efforts as a group. How do we know if we are doing what God wants us to be doing? How do we define success?
Most churches measure the ABC's (attendance, buildings, and cash). We've decided that the ABC's do not get at the heart of the matter. So, then, how do we know we're doing what we're supposed to do?
I saw the following quote on the wall of a classroom at Robinson Middle School this week and it made me smile and nod. Though I'm not yet sure how something like this translates into organizational terms, and despite the fact that he leaves God completely out of the picture, Emerson paints an interesting picture of success for an individual.
Most churches measure the ABC's (attendance, buildings, and cash). We've decided that the ABC's do not get at the heart of the matter. So, then, how do we know we're doing what we're supposed to do?
I saw the following quote on the wall of a classroom at Robinson Middle School this week and it made me smile and nod. Though I'm not yet sure how something like this translates into organizational terms, and despite the fact that he leaves God completely out of the picture, Emerson paints an interesting picture of success for an individual.
"To laugh often and love much; to win the respect of intellingent persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived - this is to have succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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