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The speaker for session 2 at today’s Innovative Impact conference was Kirby Jon Caldwell.

I was blown away. He is a brilliant communicator.

Here are a few notes from his speech on innovation……

• He is energized by this concept of innovation.
• One reason churches are dying is because they fail to innovate.
• Love meets needs. Innovation meets needs.
• We should be people of ‘holy’ innovation.
• Before innovation occurs it looks impossible, after it occurs it looks like it was inevitable.
• Before innovation is birthed it looks obscure, after it is birthed it looks obvious…….but if you are not careful it become obsolete.
• Innovation is an act of faithfulness.
• God was in the heavens -> God was in the hills -> God was in the temple -> then the innovation of all innovations….Jesus Christ.
• His wife told him he was a workaholic. She said “You have a vision for the state, you have a vision for this city, you have a vision for your church…..What is your vision for this house?”
• If you do not innovate, you die.
• 8 Innovations Killers (for some reason i only jotted down 6)
  1. abundance of personel & resources can stifle innovation
  2. lack of committment by management
  3. poor communication
  4. inadequate information technology
  5. unwillingness or inability to interact with your customers
  6. internal politics & gamesmenship
• People Run to This Model…
  • Vision – where are we going?
  • Mission – why do we exist?
  • Action Steps (sometimes these like to go off on their own…make sure they always stay in line behind Vision & Mission)
  • Structure & Systems
  • People (on a bad day, your biggest liability…..on a good day, your biggest asset)