Rut.
Not a particularly attractive word. Not really an encouraging definition either. Check this out: “…a settled or established habit or course of action, especially a boring one.” There are many things I don’t want to be boring… my marriage, my job, my friends, my church! However, when we implement new habits and don’t continually re-evaluate their effectiveness, boring is where we end up.
Tony Morgan addresses this in the second installment of his Leisure Suit eBook series, How to Get Unstuck. I love Tony’s focus on processes and systems. He gets how important they are. He also realizes churches often develop processes but don’t know how to measure their effectiveness, letting them stagnate without even realizing it. The result is a rut.
