Moving at the Speed of Crawl

My mentor in ministry told me several years ago (before I became a pastor) that when one is dealing with a church, "Direction is more important than speed." I understand and believe that he makes a very valid point. However, recently I have began to re-evaluate these words of wisdom. I still believe that direction is more important than speed, because if a church is going in the wrong direction then that is bad no matter the speed. And on the other hand if a church is going in the right direction, then no matter the speed they are still positively progressing.

However, recently I have become burdened by the slow pace of church. In my experience, church members are great at helping when there is a work day or other maintenance needed on the church grounds. But, when it comes to actually doing ministry for the people in the community, the bag is left almost entirely in the hands on the minister. In our post-modern, urban culture and with many of our congregations being firmly planted within modernity, how do we as ministers help our congregations move not only in a direction of ministry, but also at an effective pace?