127. Healthy Church Culture

Management consultant Peter Drucker famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” That’s true in the business world, but it’s also true in the life of the local church. In this episode of the Influence Podcast, Influence magazine senior editor John Davidson talks to Greg Ford about how to make your church’s culture healthy. Ford is lead pastor of One Church in Gahanna, Ohio, a church he and his wife Shailyn planted seven years ago. He is also a member of the Lead Team of the Church Multiplication Network, the church planting arm of the Assemblies of God. You can follow Greg Ford on Facebook and Twitter. Episode 127 Notes 00:00 Introduction of podcast topic 00:26 Trending Up sponsor ad 01:15 Welcome to Greg Ford 01:46 Defining culture 04:49 One Church’s cultural behaviors: (1) Selfless generosity 06:35 (2) Genuine affirmation 09:06 (3) Honest evaluation 10:40 (4) Missional commitment 11:55 Who’s ultimately responsible for church culture? 16:44 How to make an unhealthy church culture healthy 20:39 How to manage culture when change is constant 24:48 Why listeners should come to the CMN Conference 28:03 Conclusion