Defending the status quo?

Does the church spend more time defending the status quo than living out the gospels? What are the warning signs of defending the status quo?

Seth Godin has this list of signs that we may be defending the status quo; how's your church doing?

The warning signs of defending the status quo
From Seth Godin's blog

The warning signs of defending the status quo

When confronted with a new idea, do you:

Consider the cost of switching before you consider the benefits?
Highlight the pain to a few instead of the benefits for the many?
Exaggerate how good things are now in order to reduce your fear of change?
Undercut the credibility, authority or experience of people behind the change?
Grab onto the rare thing that could go wrong instead of amplifying the likely thing that will go right?
Focus on short-term costs instead of long-term benefits, because the short-term is more vivid for you?
Fight to retain benefits and status earned only through tenure and longevity?

Posted on September 21, 2011 11:45 AM | |
Comments (1)

A way out of this is Six Hat Thinking. The group is encouraged to "put on" each "hat" when confronted with issues.

Posted by Ann Fontaine [TypeKey Profile Page] | September 21, 2011 1:04 PM

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