One Church’s Church Transformation Story
We waited as each church went through the 30-day jumpstart, and the church transformation story began to take shape.
Leadership
Why Hiring an Interim Pastor Might Be Good for Your Church
8 reasons why you should consider a temporary pastor to help you gain more clarity about the direction of your church.
10 Major Pitfalls of Church Boards
Are these mistakes undercutting the effectiveness of your board?
How to Identify and Handle a People Problem
You improve people problems by improving people.
E Pluribus Unum? Racial Reconciliation in the Church
God delights in our diversity and calls us to pursue racial reconciliation wherever needed.
You Can 94t Please Everyone (and Shouldn 92t) -> You Can 94t Please Everyone
Learning to balance the natural tension of loving and caring for people, you can't please everyone, but not allowing someone to leverage their personal agenda or hijack the vision of your church is part of the leader 92s responsibility.
An Atheist’s Take on the Decline of Christianity
Strange that a famed atheist bemoans the Decline of Christianity and what it has meant for culture and community.
Silencing Antagonists
Skillful leaders understand that silencing antagonists requires compassion toward people who, perhaps due to past hurts, live angry, defensive lives.
Resilience After Adversity: Bouncing Back From Adversity and Failure
Sometimes, we wallow in our failure or rejection in an effort to understand it. But often, it’s just a matter of timing, chemistry, or circumstance. Resilience after adversity comes from learning to bounce back.
Rise of the Nones in America: They Simply Stopped Believing
In the rise of the nones, Only 3% of Americans who grew up in a religiously unaffiliated home said they joined a religion.