Thriving Churches Framework
The need to focus on cultivating the flourishing of our people and ensuring that our churches are truly thriving, within the thriving churches framework.
Leadership
Elements of a Sustaining Ministry: Keys for Lifelong Service
Integrity is the unseen inner quality that helps a sustaining ministry live most like Jesus. It requires deeply embraced biblical values, personal discipline and the power of the Holy Spirit.
Healing Pastoral Pain: A Pastor’s Journey to Recovery
Healing pastoral pain taught me how to rebuild after the hurts that come with being a church leader.
Brenda Salter McNeil: The Powerful Witness of Solidarity
The pursuit of equality, justice and civility involves publicly protecting those who are under threat, a powerful witness of solidarity in times of racial and political division.
Mark DeYmaz: Church OS Update for Success
In spite of otherwise good intentions, many churches are governed by the metrics of the last century, signaling a need for a Church OS Update.
Transparency in Leadership
Withholding information creates roadblocks to operating well.
Together Amplifying the Gospel
There was no competition, and every leader was celebrated, encouraged and shared in the community of pastoral leadership.
7 Excellent Reasons to Learn to Say No
A failure to say no costs far more than developing a discipline to not always say yes.
The Pastor’s Wife Experience in Ministry
As a Pastor's wife experience for nearly two decades, I’ve experienced the incredible privilege of witnessing God’s work firsthand. Yet, this privileged position also comes with its share of challenges, including betrayal, loneliness, and even a sense of spiritual warfare.
