Maintenance Versus Mission in Congregations
In his book, Recreating the Church: Leadership for the Postmodern Age, Dick Hamm says the following about maintenance versus mission in congregations:
“Where is an institution on the ‘maintenance versus mission’ continuum? Organizations that lean toward the maintenance end of the continuum are most often driven by anxiety. Maintenance becomes the mission.”
“Organizations focused on maintenance tend to spend most of their time, energy, and other resources in self-preservation.”
“Organizations focused on maintenance tend to see even traditional aspects of the mission through the lens of maintenance.”
“Such a maintenance-oriented church will not attract younger people: they will be attracted by a congregation’s sincere desire to live and share the gospel and to meet the needs of people.” [63-64]
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