Canoeing the Mountains

“To stay calm is to be so aware of yourself that your response to the situation is not to the anxiety of the people around you but to the actual issue at hand.”
~Tod Bolsinger: Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory

How do we navigate this post-Christian society? What do we do when what “worked before” no longer does? Bolsinger points out that “our defaults that once worked so well and not working and we become discouraged. So, what do we do? WE TALK LONGER- we preach more. WE TRY HARDER- we go into our bag of tricks and bring out our best programs. WE GIVE A PERSONAL TOUCH- we hope that caring for stakeholders will inspire them to change...but of course it doesn’t work...The answer is not to try harder but to start a new adventure”.

This book is like a light at the end of the tunnel for those struggling with the reality of ministering in our current reality!