8 Things I’ve Learned About Bringing Culture Change
by Ben Sternke on May 4, 2015 I have been in Christian ministry for 21 years. As I look back, one of the major themes that comes to the surface is that I have always had a relentless drive to bring positive culture change to whatever situation I’m in. From my early days of leading worship to church planting, from coaching pastors to consulting with churches large and small, I’ve always been interested in how to see cultures change for the better. Of course, I did this VERY poorly at first, but God’s been helping me, as slowly as I seem to learn. (I joke with pastors that I suspect “ministry jobs” are God’s remedial program for people who can’t follow Jesus the normal way.) So here are, in no particular order, and probably without nearly enough explanation, 8 things I’ve learned about bringing culture change to an organization. 1. Never argue. Never. I have spent SO MUCH TIME arguing with people about theology and ministry, thinking that if they just had this new informati...