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Irrelevance happens when the speed of change outside an organization is greater than speed of change inside an organization.

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Rick Warren
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 28
Pastor
Theologian
Writer
San Jose
California
Richard Duane Warren
Christian
Irrelevance
Happens
Speed
Change
Organization
Leadership
Outside
Inside
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Church

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