I attended two breakouts today and both were outstanding. 

The first breakout session was led by Carey Nieuwhof, and centered around simplifying your church. 

Here are some of the notes from that session on “How to Become and Stay Simple”:

1. Redesign with the end of mind.

2. Think steps, not programs.

Do less for more.

Make the things you do easy, obvious, and strategic steps that actually move people along their spiritual journeys toward an actual destination.

3. Get great at saying, “No!”

Most of us are unconsciously willing to let our organizations suffer to avoid personal pain 

4. Cultivate Organizational and Personal Alignment

Aligned “B” players are more effective than super-star “A” players who won’t work together.

Select team members who have a greater heart for the vision than they do for their place in the vision.

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