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Scott McConnell: The State of Discipleship

Discover where disciples in your church are in their journey. Then design paths to encourage progress toward biblical outcomes.

The Deity of Christ is the Heart of the Gospel

People had only to look at Jesus to see God.

The Easter Illusion

Easter exposes the gap between attendance and belonging, between membership and engagement, between connection and discipleship.

Pivoting Your Outreach

While this season has been difficult for several churches, it has also been even more difficult for some people in the community. Nowhere else...

How to Know When Organizational Change Is Needed

Healthy organizations maintain an unchanging vision that they sustain long term. One way they do so is with a willingness to change their organizational structure as needed. If the structure is impeding the accomplishment of the vision it is time to make changes. How do you know when organizational change is needed? 7 CONSIDERATIONS […]

Soulfires: Abby Johnson Planned Parenthood Director Finds New Calling

Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson Shares Her Story of Finding a New Calling.

How to Survive Leading a Church Revitalization

The first few years of church revitalization were hard. I’ve told people they were some of the hardest years of my career. But we survived. Now...

5 Keys for Leading After 50

It’s an incredible time for you who are young leaders to rise into greater roles of responsibility because the future is changing rapidly and...

Is the Online Church Really the Church?

It has received a lot of attention during the pandemic. It will receive more attention in the post-quarantine era. Some call it the digital church. Others...

What Draws People to the Church?

I heard one person describe church as something that most Americans go to three times in their lives: when they’re hatched, when they’re matched...

How God Grows Us During Times of Spiritual Dryness

August is often the driest month of the year here in Southern California. Not only is it physically dry, but it can also be spiritually, relationally and emotionally dry. The fact is, youre more than halfway through the year, but you still have a long way to go. Its about that time when you start to reflect on your spiritual growth during dryness and wonder how youll get everything done. We all face dry periods.