Mission Drift is another excellent book by Peter Greer. I had previously reviewed his book The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (which was also an excellent book). Mission Drift surpasses The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good in quality. This book was very applicable to the field of social work and is an emerging topic in social work classes that I am currently in.
Peter Greer discusses how organizations that were created with a specific goal start to drift from that goal over time. He discusses how easy it is to drift if you do not come back to the mission of the agency often enough. Having worked in several Christian organizations, I have observed this happen. When an organization drifts from it's real purpose, it tends to not help as many people and the organization even falls apart on occasion.
In Mission Drift Peter Greer offers up solid ideas for keeping mission drift from happening. He does this by using stories of existing agencies who have drifted and agencies who have stayed with their original purpose. This book would be great for any non - profit organizations and anybody who works for one or is even affiliated with one. As a social worker, I highly recommend Mission Drift.
*I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for an honest review.*
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