Third comes defense.
To equip us for this third stage of pioneering, we have to understand there is
something to defend…but what is it?
Third comes defense.
To equip us for this third stage of pioneering, we have to understand there is
something to defend…but what is it?
Some things can be compromised in order to grow. The key you will need is not
simply a defense against compromise, but instead an understanding of what
things you can make concessions on and what things you must not give up.
The thing you need to protect is the thing that made you unique!
All pioneers need to ask, “What was it that made us different in the first place?”
Once you have defined that, then make it distinctive, give it value, and then
defend it.
How do you defend the one thing that made you unique? It all comes down to
how you measure success.
Measuring success is like creating a tape measure, looping it at the end and
forming a leash. I know one church, for instance, whose stated vision is about
getting people out of the church into the community, but their only measurement
of success is the mathematics of counting the numbers who attend on a
Sunday morning. No matter how much the senior minister tries to push outward
and bring the church with him, this measuring leash jerks him back and forces
him to spend most of his time ensuring the Sunday morning program is attractive
enough to draw greater numbers.
What measurement has become your leash?
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