To find opportunities that others fail to see, or solve problems that others cannot solve, you must look at them differently than others do. The brain works associatively as well as linearly – comparing, integrating and synthesizing as it goes. By employing a process Fidía calls Opportunity Mapping™, you can overcome the built-in bias to approach problems linearly.
Change is constant. People move. Neighborhoods change. Suburbia sprawls and today’s farmland becomes tomorrow’s hottest suburban area for families. Downtown and industrial areas get redeveloped – often to appeal to young, upscale, professional demographics. And, the Church lags.
THIS ONE IS A PLACE HOLDER – NOT MY WORK – TAKEN FROM ARTICLE RELATED TO JIM TOMBERLIN.
Each year, thousands of U.S. churches—plus tens of thousands of others elsewhere around the globe—are sensing that they could fulfill their God-given mission better together than separately. They’re exploring new ways to join forces for the advancement of God’s kingdom.