I had the privilege yesterday of participating, along with several of my ministerial team mates, in Catalyst One-Day Conference. We received a wealth of great information, which we've already begun processing in light of the take-aways that have significant application for us at SoHills.
One of the keynote speakers at Catalyst One-Day was Andy Stanley, the senior pastor at the North Point Community Church in Atlanta. Andy talked about how church traditions can become like an old couch. When you first bought the couch, it was wonderful and just what you needed. Now the same couch, 20 years later, doesn't work for you... but you're holding on to it because it carries with it so much meaning, and so many memories from the past.
Are there any couches in your church that you need to let go of?