{"id":2956,"date":"2018-06-16T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T21:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2020-01-20T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-20T23:08:18","slug":"its-time-to-innovate-for-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greaternw.org\/news\/its-time-to-innovate-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time to Innovate for Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Rev. Dr. William D. Gibson<\/h4>\n

Don\u2019t you think it\u2019s about time to embrace innovation, for a change? Actually, what we sometimes forget is that innovation is about<\/i> change. Culture is always emerging \u2014 the ever-ticking clock ticks \u2014 and it would be an understatement to say the church doesn\u2019t do well to keep up. \u201cThe times they are a-changin\u2019,\u201d \u2014 always \u2014 to reference the poetic genius of Bob Dylan. If you can stomach it, simply look at your news feed for glimpses of the upside-down world of \u201calternative facts,\u201d \u201cfake news,\u201d and the minute by minute, widening political and theological divide.<\/p>\n

No misunderstandings intended here; I am not inferring that the church is suppose to become<\/i> culture\u2026 What I am saying is that we \u2014 as the church \u2014 have been slow to engage culture, move beyond  <\/span>think-out-of-the-box conversations, and actually do more that would accurately reflect innovative ways to influence culture. In our current climate, we\u2019ve got to shift beyond carving out \u201csafe space\u201d and now create more \u201ccourageous space,\u201d to riff off one of my ministry team partners, Kristina Gonzalez.<\/p>\n

So, what does it mean to be innovative?<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"\"<\/a>One of the most influential books I read as a young, rookie business entrepreneur was Peter Drucker\u2019s Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles <\/i>(Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. 1985). In the opening chapters, Drucker explained that entrepreneurs can\u2019t help but be innovative. Entrepreneurs innovate. Period.<\/p>\n

From Drucker\u2019s perspective, innovation wasn\u2019t a technical activity. It was economic or social. In other words, innovation was wonderfully nuanced by the emotional temperament of humanity. It engaged the deep recesses of our creativity (both producers and consumers), which was often suppressed by sensibility and certainty.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the church has tried to embody innovation through the business phrase \u201cbest practices.\u201d For the business world, \u201cbest practices\u201d were about maintaining quality and establishing benchmarks. In the church, however, we\u2019ve had a tendency to see \u201cbest practices\u201d as program options that will ensure our success. If they worked in that<\/i><\/b> <\/i>church, then surely they will work in our<\/i><\/b> church. A tempting argument.<\/p>\n

The problem \u2014 as I have alluded \u2014 is that the church is not as adaptive as Corporate America. We don\u2019t like change. We are drawn into it kicking and screaming. Or, at the very least, we are so guarded that our fear of change keeps us from operating out of the box.<\/p>\n

In 2011, I stumbled upon a valuable little book written by Stephen Shapiro. In Best Practices Are Stupid: How to Out-Innovate the Competition, <\/i>Shapiro argues that the time has come to be more innovative about the way we innovate. His core argument rests upon this premise:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cFollowing in the footsteps of  <\/span>others is the fastest way to irrelevancy. Instead, create your own path. Find new and creative ways of staying ahead of the competition. Only through repeated, rapid, and efficient change can an organization survive and thrive in today\u2019s volatile marketplace\u201d (pp. 6).<\/i><\/p>\n

Neither Shapiro or myself are saying that we should ignore \u201cbest practices;\u201d not at all. In fact, it is extremely important to understand what<\/i><\/b> is working in a particular context and why<\/i><\/b> it is working. There are always nuggets that may spark something that works in our setting. But\u2026 It\u2019s a mistake to think that a \u201cbest practice\u201d is a silver bullet answer for a declining church that lacks creativity and innovation. We\u2019ve got to move beyond a \u201cplug and play\u201d approach to \u201cbest practices\u201d and start focusing on what I call contextual problem solving<\/b>. This is the more robust pathway <\/span>toward creativity and innovation in ministry.<\/p>\n

\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a mistake to think that a \u2018best practice\u2019 is a silver bullet answer for a declining church that lacks creativity and innovation.\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

Many argue that \u201cbest practices\u201d for the church allow the church to at least do something. This is true. However, we want to move us from \u201cat least doing something\u201d to actually advancing the mission of the church; to make disciples for the transformation of the world<\/b>. I desire to make a difference; to change the crazy world in which I find myself. My hope (and assumption) is that you do as well.<\/p>\n

So, what would it look like for you and I to be more innovative in our work? What would it look like to engage culture, elevate the gospel above the noise of this world, and challenge ourselves (and others) to change? That will take a very different and practical approach. It\u2019s risky. It\u2019s kind of like\u2026 No; I would say it is exactly like \u201cwalking by faith.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hope you’ll check out our web presence on the Greater Northwest Area website.<\/a><\/strong> You’ll learn more about the values undergirding our work and can find resources and ideas to spark movement in you and your mission fields; ideas that help shift your work toward being a contextual problem solver. If we are going to create new places for new people, especially considering our current political and theological climate, then we are going to have to embrace such a time as this. It\u2019s time to innovate for change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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