John Larson on how Church of the Highlands defines ministry culture, changing unhealthy culture and resolving conflict
Every ministry has a culture—how people describe the ministry and what it’s like to be a part of it—and leaders shouldn’t just take a passive approach to the culture of their worship ministry and assume it will all work itself out. John Larson is the worship pastor of Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama where they are intentional about the ministry culture of their worship and arts department. In this conversation, John talks about how they define the culture at Highlands, the responsibility of the leader to protect good culture and what to do when culture is unhealthy or there’s conflict among the team that needs to be resolved.
Find John Larson online:
Instagram: instagram.com/johnpaullarson
Twitter: twitter.com/hworship
Web: highlandsworship.com
In the bonus round, John recommends several books. They are:
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
The Unquenchable Worshipper: Coming Back to the Heart of Worship by Matt Redman
Holy Roar: 7 Words That Will Change The Way You Worship by Chris Tomlin
On the topic of ministry culture, check out the YouTube video I did with Ryan Howell. From the perspective of the Director of Production of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, Ryan shares what their values are and how to create your own defined values for your ministry.
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