Dr. Callahan suggests that we advance our congregation with these steps.
1. We claim our strengths.
- not in analytical ways, but in rejoicing ways . . .
- Oh - we do this well.
2. We expand one or two current strengths.
- pick one or two, don’t worry about all of them
- save three and four for the coming years
3. Add one or two new strengths
4. Sustain your current strengths
- the foolishness would be . . .
- we have a current strength in worship and plan to add a program strength
- we divert resources from worship to program and have zero sum gain
5. Act swiftly on our present and future
- time horizons for swiftly depending on the congregation and the ministry



