Churches that begin focusing on their mission often find communication to be one of their liabilities if not properly focused. Kem Kemmeyer from Grahnger Community Church shares these thoughts:
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- Over communicate. Everybody doesn’t need to be in on everything. When all lines of communication are open to everyone, communication declines.
- Obsess about content. The organization around your message—emotional, environment, ritual, political—is crucial. It can reinforce your content or kill it.
- Rob the white space. When we’re eager to fix move too fast. Creating margin for listening, self-awareness and reflection is necessary to discover what really matters to other people.
| - Identify what’s really needed. Each department should develop a list of the kind of need-to-know (versus nice-to-know) information they feel is lacking from other departments.
- Invest in team time for leaders. Focus on relationships between department heads. Team building between a handful of key people can dramatically improve how well the whole staff works together.
- Apply the JFK principle. Ask not what other departments can do for you. Ask what you can do for other departments. Lead the way by sharing insight with other teams on a regular basis.
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