Before you ever step foot in a new ministry, there's one question that determines whether you heal it or wreck it.

In Part 1, I break down the framework I use before I ever say yes to a new role including a house analogy I picked up from a mentor years ago, why I've never changed a ministry's name in 17 years, and what a season as a Dollar General assistant manager taught me about diagnosing a struggling organization.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Next week: what to actually do once you're in the building. In a few weeks, I'm sitting down with Josh Griffin to go even deeper on this topic.

00:00 – Why this became a two-parter

01:29 – God first: prayer isn't a chapter, it's the lens

03:56 – What Dollar General taught me about diagnosing a struggling ministry

06:11 – The house question I ask in every i ...