Today I cleaned out my office at the church. Strange in so many ways. I was glad that I was in such a time crunch. It kept me from dwelling too much on the past.
Despite the rush, I could not help but be struck by stacks of Vision statements, Mission statements, 5-year plans, and new strategies. The corpses of good intentions and even some good ideas were sprawled out before me as I opened one file draw after another.
I moved old dreams from file drawers to a waste basket, bits of my heart stuck to each one.
However, as much as I failed at making and keeping well-laid plans, the King's work was unquestionably accomplished. Sometimes it was the fruit of those strategies and plans, sometimes not.
The point is not to abuse myself for failed plans, or to bag on 5-year plans and mission statements as valuable tools. The point is... eluding me right now.
Given the chance to do it over again, I probably would both try to be more diligent in sticking to good plans AND remind myself in earnest that the prize is more in the people than the planning.
That's what I think, but what do I know?
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