10 ways I might fail this year

January 2, 2009 in leadership with View Comments

fail“Ministries should be failing more”
This is a statement I have heard Andy Stanley mention several times both in person and on one his leadership podcasts (i highly recommend them if you have yet to check them out). The idea isn’t that its better to fail than to succeed, the idea however is that we are always praying and thinking and coming up with new ideas and ways to reach people and aren’t afraid to try them…even if we aren’t 100% sure they will work. The ideas is that if we are never failing at anything than we are probably playing it too safe for the most part.

10 ways I might fail this year in ministry
1. starting an online bible study
2. helping students start an online bible study
3. integrating new technologies such as facebook connect and sms messaging into our existing website
4. developing a spiritual assessment tool for students to help them assess where they are and where they should go spiritually
5. creating a campaign to close the back door in our ministry and help people know we exists
6. figure out a strategy to partner with parents more effectively
7. developing a media team that can produce videos without me
8. getting a new logo approved
9.  helping develop an internship program at our church
10. helping our creative team create a short film

About Brandon Riley: Brandon is Married to Lorren Riley and currently serves as the Creative Media Producer for Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Sugar Land Texas. In his spare time, Brandon volunteers with teenagers, creates films and loves to read.


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  • http://www.heraldofthetruth.com Paul Daigle II

    How true is this!?! As a Youth Director we are being lead right now into some areas that we have no idea if they will work or not, but being obedient to both the call and the Holy Ghost, so long as we do not stray, we know it will not be for nothing.

    Beyond that, in something of another ministry I’m being lead into, I have set foot into territory I am no where near familiar with and am trusting God more than I’ve ever before!

    Great post! Thanks for sharing! Be blessed!

    PD2

  • http://www.radiantfirstproductions.com radiantfirst

    Thanks Paul….. When Christ said feed my sheep and go into the ends of the earth ….there seems to be a lot of freedom in this verse to really be creative and rely on the spirit like you said.

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/big_b_rad big_b_rad

    Totally agree with both of you on this one – and I'm guilty of being too safe in many areas!
    Thanks for the wake up call – it's time to take charge, and stand up to do the things that I know that I'm called to do!

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/PD2 PD2

    Freedom….exactly what He sent His Son to do, eh? Praise God I'm free and all those that He leads me to will be living in that same freedom!

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