{"id":724342,"date":"2020-10-28T02:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T06:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=724342"},"modified":"2020-10-25T15:50:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T19:50:36","slug":"the-difference-between-a-can-do-church-and-a-cant-do-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-a-can-do-church-and-a-cant-do-church\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference between a \u201cCan Do\u201d Church and a \u201cCan\u2019t Do\u201d Church"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every church has an organizational culture. Some churches have a culture of optimism. You can feel the energy in worship. Others are pessimistic. You can sense the deadness when you walk into the sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every church also faces obstacles. What is the difference between churches that approach obstacles with a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude over others that have a \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d attitude? What makes a church have a lively optimism over a dead pessimism?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re the right size<\/span><\/i>. The people of the \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d congregation believe the church is too small (or large) to accomplish something. The \u201ccan do\u201d church is always the right size. Church size is not an issue for an optimistic church.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We have the right people<\/span><\/i>. The \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d church sees the people it doesn\u2019t have as a problem. The \u201ccan do\u201d church sees the people it has as an opportunity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s always the right time<\/span><\/i>. The \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d church is stuck in the past or asleep dreaming about the future. The \u201ccan do\u201d church believes now is the time to act.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have the right staff<\/span><\/i>. The \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d congregation believes it must get staffing correctly aligned before ministry can be accomplished. The \u201ccan do\u201d congregation doesn\u2019t ignore needed staffing changes but also keeps moving forward with whatever staff is in place.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have the exact resources God wants us to have. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0The \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d church believes more money is needed. The \u201ccan do\u201d church does ministry with whatever resources God has provided.<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d church views insufficiencies as an obstacle. The \u201ccan do\u201d church believes in the sufficiency of God. When a culture of pessimism lingers, the walking spiritually dead take over. With a culture of optimism, however, churches maintain a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude that champions the gospel.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Every church has an organizational culture. Some churches have a culture of optimism. You can feel the energy in worship. Others are pessimistic. You can sense the deadness when you walk into the sanctuary. Every church also faces obstacles. What is the difference between churches that approach obstacles with a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude over others that have a \u201ccan\u2019t do\u201d attitude? 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