DECEMBER 15 & 16, 2007
While visiting a friend in the hospital the other day, I found myself quietly considering some questions about how that place is run. "Why do they do things this way here? What is the purpose behind that practice? What principles guide them in their policies?" Don't get me wrong; I wasn't critical of what I saw, I was just curious.
In this installment of my Messages About Purpose and Strategy, I want you to think about how purpose and strategies are linked in every organization. As I pondered the many enigmas surrounding me in the hospital setting, I wondered about the purpose of that organization. Do they exist to make money, or to make people healthy? I'd guess they are pretty concerned with both of those things, but which one wins out if push comes to shove? What drives them to do what they do, to make the decisions they make?
People ask these same questions about church: "Why do they do things this way here? What is the purpose behind that practice? What principles guide them in their policies?" Why do we do what we do? Every "what" is driven by a unifying "why." And the underlying purpose will show, or should show, in every observable strategy. We will be addressing these matters in my January series of messages. Please pray for my preparation of that material.
In this installment of my Messages About Purpose and Strategy, I want you to think about how purpose and strategies are linked in every organization. As I pondered the many enigmas surrounding me in the hospital setting, I wondered about the purpose of that organization. Do they exist to make money, or to make people healthy? I'd guess they are pretty concerned with both of those things, but which one wins out if push comes to shove? What drives them to do what they do, to make the decisions they make?
People ask these same questions about church: "Why do they do things this way here? What is the purpose behind that practice? What principles guide them in their policies?" Why do we do what we do? Every "what" is driven by a unifying "why." And the underlying purpose will show, or should show, in every observable strategy. We will be addressing these matters in my January series of messages. Please pray for my preparation of that material.
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