A few weeks ago, I contacted several of my friends who are helping to shape the world around us in business, non-profits and ministry. I asked them to give me their thoughts on what leaders and/or organizations should consider stopping and starting in 2012.
Over the next few weeks, I’ll share those insights beginning with these thoughts from Mark Batterson, the Lead Pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC.
“Curse the barren fig tree!
“One of the most intriguing miracles that Jesus did was cursing a fig tree that wasn’t producing fruit. What if we had the courage to do that organizationally? Every year we try to identify things within our organization that aren’t producing fruit. It could be our print pieces—they become white noise. It could be a particular ministry that is simply treading water. It could be a staff member that isn’t producing like they should. It could be a policy that is outdated.
“For National Community Church, 2012 is the YOP—year of prayer. Imagine what would happen if our people are praying with specificity, intensity, and consistency. We’ll start off the year with a 21-day prayer challenge. We’ll turn our small groups into prayer circles. And we’ll have a regular prayer meeting to seek the heart of God. Prayer is our #1 priority in 2012.”
–Mark Batterson
You may be interested in reading more from Mark. If so, here’s my Amazon link to his newest book, The Circle Maker, which released a couple of weeks ago.
