*The systems in our church train people to act & behave the way they do. In the OLD system, members expected you to babysit their kids whenever we had an event. Now we have people volunteering to MINISTER to our kids! (In fact, at a recent special service we had to “turn volunteers away”! GREAT problem to have.) 
In the OLD system we did church for church folk; now we are creating an atmosphere where both Christians & pre-christians can engage God. The old system was “what can I get” now it’s “what can I bring?” The old system was having church instead of being the church.
Our church has a few critical systems: (Here’s some of them)
1. How we communicate Truth: We handle TIMELESS truth with a system that is perpetually changing so that we can more effectively connect with the culture.
2. How we integrate leaders: Church Community Builder (CCB.) Meetings are not the only or best way to pull leaders into our church. We do have hands on training for new volunteers. But also, CCB is like a modern day church directory we use to help leaders & members connect to one anther & to the church. It’s kind of like “Facebook” & our congregation is really starting to buy-in to it. Today’s culture is just tech-savy. i.e.: My son made an “F” on a paper because my wife didn’t’ check her email. It’s just part of our school’s system. Now we check our emails from the school daily.
3. System that CONNECTS people: Our GROUPS are a vital part of who we are and what we do! In the past year we have transitioned from a church with small groups to a church OF small groups.
4. System that MOBILIZE our church: Old system says, “Your primary responsibility as a christian is “come to church” vs “understanding what it means to BE the church.” A major focus of ours this year is OUTREACH. Not always “planned events” on the church calendar but through our groups “organically.”
5. System that Partners with families: JumpKids is really being “upgraded” right now thru parent involvement, parenting seminars coming soon, JKNewsletter, Twitters & blog with parenting tips. We are beginning to allocate a % of our time to think how we can strategically better partner with our families.
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