Navigating New Waters: Rethinking Leadership for a Missional Church
To navigate new waters, the church needs a different kind of leadership—one that is relational, adaptable, and focused on mission rather than maintenance.


To navigate new waters, the church needs a different kind of leadership—one that is relational, adaptable, and focused on mission rather than maintenance.

Every follower of Jesus is on a journey—but too often, churches fail to provide a clear map for that journey. Without direction, discipleship can become accidental, fragmented, or even stagnant. That’s why developing a discipleship pathway is essential.

Creating opportunities for new community means more than adding another program or event to the church calendar. It’s about intentionally carving out places, spaces, time, energy, and focus for building new relationships in our neighborhoods.

While the world seems increasingly divided, a quiet but powerful hunger is growing—one for connection, meaning, and spirituality. But for the church to meet this moment, it must rethink how it connects with its community.