Whether assisting a community through the shock of a national tragedy,
or supporting an individual through a more personal loss, the demands
being placed on today's pastors are as significant as they have ever
been. The race to meet a growing list of needs while finding enough
time to prepare next Sunday's sermon seems never ending. As one church
leader quipped, "Sunday seems to come every third day!"
Our desire at Cool Strategies is to help you . . . wherever you may
find yourself. If the definition of insanity is "always
doing the same thing but expecting a different result", we offer
an approach for how you can begin doing something new, something different.
But meeting tomorrow's ministry needs necessitates more than preparing
another sermon or making one more hospital call. Unfortunately, many
pastors have not been schooled in the "business of ministry"
and, beyond praying about a situation (always a good idea!) come up
blank in even beginning to know where to take the first step towards
greater health and effectiveness.
We don't begin to suggest we've got all the answers. Nor do we necessarily
know the right balance between faithfully waiting on God and proactively
working towards greater church health.
But what we do offer is a revolutionary church
tool called the Dynamic Church Inventory. Never fear! This isn't a judgmental
process that hurts more than it helps. In our experience, people come
away encouraged and focused, sometimes for the first time. Know that
our goal is to help you (and in larger churches, your team) identify
your most pressing priorities and then plan an appropriate, effective
response.
Cool Strategies wants to help you build a healthier and more vital
ministry . . . which is a big reason you accepted this calling in the
first place!