Step 3: Transition the Culture to a New Level When you reach step 3, you may find yourself tempted to stop for a while and catch your breath. This would be a mistake. To pause now could be disastrous. The reason is that there are always forces in every church that will attempt to keep things where they are—to preserve the status quo. They are like barnacles on the side of a boat; they serve no purpose but to slow things down. At this point you need to pursue three things. Determine the new culture. The exegetical shaping question here is not what do you see, but what should you see? What does
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Consolidate and transition, move straight to the next step
