This past weekend I hosted a parent’s workshop on money management, it was a failure. Now, before you say, “Chris, don’t be so hard on yourself.” let me explain. Programmatically it was a failure because I tried to fit too much information in the time allotted. I also tried to “speak from the heart”; therefore, my notes were jumbled and I tried to do too much on my own. Why was I so off? Doing this workshop was a first time deal, it was something completely different from what we usually do; therefore, it was a risk.
However, while it was a failure programmatically, it did open huge doors for how we can approach workshops with families in the future.
Again, the risk we took was that we did something different. Granted we didn’t know what the response to the workshop would be. We didn’t know how it would flow. We didn’t know if it would be an overall success, which made it a risk.
It was a small risk; however, it lead to some great things. Even if it means failure, taking a risk will:
Allowing your ministry to take risks so that it can fail is a scary endeavor. And while I’m promoting risk taking, it’s important to be wise about the risks we take. Make sure you:
Gain Insight From Those You Trust
Do A Little Research On Consequences
List Out Pros and Cons
Spend Time With God
Plan It Out
What have you learned from a risk you’ve recently taken?