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the church is not IBM

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indeed.

It really bugs me that we have decided in our churches to come up with the management model and that is the model we’re using to govern most of our churches. So we got to have a strategic plans. We’ve got to have a missions statement. We’ve got to have little forms to fill out to put down what we are doing. Give me a break! The church is not IBM!… Who in the Hell came up with that idea?! —Mike Yaconelli, cofounder of Youth Specialties

Thanks to Rick for the quote.

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  1. Shawna R. B. Atteberry — August 20, 2007 #

    I miss Mike. He really knew how to get to the point.

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