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start using Brave Communication at our Church and the results have been phenomenal ! Can you briefly describe your take on what Brave Communication is and the value it brings to Churches seeking to improve how they communicate ?
BANNING : This one is huge . I can ’ t recommend this enough because almost all breakdowns on teams are relational . More than any other area it ’ s what sinks ships . People and leaders weren ’ t ever really taught how to communicate without controlling , or how to deal with confrontation in a way that results in connection . We have a view that in communication there is someone who is right and someone who is wrong , there is someone who is powerful and someone who is powerless . But that ’ s not true . Learning how to grow in areas of communication is the key to creating a healthy relational environment . A healthy environment and healthy teams make the greatest impact and sustain that impact over the long term .
WM : You guys cancelled evening Church on the night of the Super Bowl . To me , it seemed like a really relational way of saying to people that we know - and value - that there is life outside of Church . What did it mean to you ?
BANNING : Just that . The reality is the Super Bowl is a national holiday . It ’ s a time where you
gather with family and friends . We love that . We want you to connect with family and friends . It ’ s not unholy to do that , and we have a value for that . |
BANNING : We are never under-resourced . It doesn ’ t work like that in the Kingdom . First of all
God Himself lives within us and has made His power available to us . So we need to get better
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have written and contributed to a number of books including your latest title “ Rooted ”. I love the following quote from the book , “ We ‘ ll never thrive in the process unless we accept the place where God has put us , because that is the only place He will work with us . Faithfulness and obedience call us to recognize what God is asking us to put our hands to and what He is emphasizing in our
The church ’ s job is to build people . You may not have a lot of money , but there are people God has put in front of you to develop and equip . greatest resources . The church ’ s job is to build people . You may not have a lot of money , but there are people God has put in front of you to develop and equip . Also , it takes time to see the vision in your heart happen . Sometimes we think we need more resources when we just need to be faithful with what we have and it will increase . And what we have is what is needed to be obedient to what God has asked us to do in that season . lives .” It is clear that you are missional about Many times we are frustrated because we don ’ t being where God puts you . What advice do recognize the season we are in . So we think you have for people in smaller congregations we need a certain thing because we think we who feel under-resourced , are working on what are in this season , but when we recognize the God has in front of them , but sometimes get season we are in and what God is asking of us overwhelmed in the size of God ’ s vision for we realize we have what we need . And if it ’ s not them as well as the weight of leading people to there yet , God will get it to us in time . it and through it ?
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