Cursing the Wind

The fear of change can kill a church or ministry. Like it or not, change will happen. Accept it or not, change will happen. Plan for it or not, change will happen. John F. Kennedy said, “Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” Since change is going to happen, the best thing to do is to meet change with change. After all, the best way to predict the future is to create it. So, instead of resisting it, let’s harness the change that’s out of our control and use it to create the change we desire. Effective leadership requires anticipating change, adapting to the rhythm and flow of it, and structuring in ways that allow the inevitable change to be a benefit rather than harm to it. Cursing the wind doesn’t change the wind but harnessing the wind does.