2 Ministry Lessons from Microsoft’s Rebound

I love following tech companies, their products and stocks. Apple and Amazon are two of my favorites to follow. However, in years past I have also followed Microsoft. After all, I have been using Microsoft Office for a number of years and had a PC before I switched to Apple. They have always fascinated me and I still love to follow it to this day.

While Microsoft used to be a very powerful tech company in the 1980s and 90s, when the tech bust happened in the early 2000s, so did Microsoft. Microsoft struggled for a number of years trying to find its direction. The tech world was changing and Microsoft was having problems finding its new direction. That is all change in the past five years as they have really rebounded in a powerful way and is now, at this moment, has the biggest market cap of any company.

How did this happen? Watch this video and see how AND what the ministry implications are for your ministry.

Microsoft did two really important things a few years ago that were instrumental in their rebound. They solidified their best products and made them even better and invested in cloud computing. When they started to first invest in cloud computing it was not what it is now. But they saw the trend and started investing in it. Now they are a powerhouse in cloud computing alongside Amazon.

Ministry Implications

So, how does Microsoft’s rebound affect ministers and ministry. You can answer how by answering two questions:

1. What are you doing right now that you need to solidify and invest even more in to make better?
2. What trend is happening in your area or with those you are ministering to that you need to invest into?

Whether your ministry is struggling at all or not, solidifying what you have going good and looking forward to what you can invest more into is always a great idea to be doing. If not, you can become complacent like the early 2000s Microsoft and NOT the powerhouse that 2019 has become.

What do you think? What can you learn from Microsoft’s rebound? Share your thoughts or experiences below or on social media using #ymsidekick when you post. 

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