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12 Axioms for Christian 12 Axioms for Christian Organizational HealthOrganizational Health

Presented byPresented byThom S. RainerThom S. Rainer

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1. Never forget your 1. Never forget your purpose: the clarity issuepurpose: the clarity issue

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2. Collins’ “bus analogy” is 2. Collins’ “bus analogy” is critical -> the right people critical -> the right people

on the buson the bus

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3. The “right seat” on the 3. The “right seat” on the bus is important but bus is important but

secondarysecondary

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4. Understand what 4. Understand what internal factors hinder the internal factors hinder the

accomplishment of the accomplishment of the purpose: the movement purpose: the movement

issueissue

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5. Good leaders surround 5. Good leaders surround themselves with superior themselves with superior

peoplepeople

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6. Good leaders seek to 6. Good leaders seek to deflect recognition: deflect recognition:

Collins’ Level 5Collins’ Level 5

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7. Ask the question: Does 7. Ask the question: Does everything in my everything in my

organization align with organization align with the purpose?the purpose?

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8. Understand one of the 8. Understand one of the greatest mistakes of greatest mistakes of

Christian organizations: Christian organizations: not focusing on not focusing on

stewardshipstewardship

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9. Organizational health 9. Organizational health demands that you demands that you

regularly stop doing some regularly stop doing some things: things:

the focus issuethe focus issue

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10. Christian organizations 10. Christian organizations must have a clear must have a clear

understanding of their understanding of their accountability to Godaccountability to God

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11. Christian organizations 11. Christian organizations must have a clear must have a clear

understanding of their understanding of their accountability to human accountability to human

agenciesagencies

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12. The most successful 12. The most successful Christian organizations Christian organizations

grasp Philippians 4:4grasp Philippians 4:4