What an organizational culture does to a church:

1. Culture shapes our lives and all our beliefs.
2. Culture is vital to effective ministry.
3. Our culture affects the way we conduct our ministries in the church.
4. Culture helps us understand better the different people we seek to reach for Christ.
5. Cultural understanding is essential to leaders if they are to lead their established churches well.
6. Cultural understanding is essential to leaders if they are to lead their planted churches well.
7. Culture may cannibalize strategic planning.
8. Understanding culture helps the church cope with changes in its external environment.

From Look Before You Lead: How to Discern & Shape Your Church Culture by Aubrey Malphurs.

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