An Indelible Mark of Caring: Watermark Community Church
Todd Wagner: “Small-minded leaders focus on programs, and great leaders focus on values.”
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What I’m Learning: Rest and Restoration
"I’m starting to believe that the life of God isn’t formed in us until we really trust him with the loving commandment to rest. Really rest."
Embracing Millennials: Embrace Church
Adam Weber: “People started to tell us, ‘This is what we love so much about your church—you’re just so real.’ … II you tried to create it, it would come off as used car salesman.”
Grace Beyond Burnout
Reading the warning signs and embracing hope. Here's practical help for all who know what it means to feel depleted.
Mindy Caliguire: From Striving to Abiding
"Do we want a story of smart, hard-working people that burn themselves into the ground for the sake of the Kingdom? Or do we want a different story?"
7 Reasons Why Church Worship Centers Will Get Smaller
Thom Rainer: "A seismic shift is taking place in American church facilities, a shift that will become even more noticeable in the years to come."
Doing a Few Things Well: Lamb of God Lutheran Church
Be very clear about doing one thing and doing it well, not several things in a “kinda-sorta” way. Make it the thing people see and say, “Oh, yeah, that’s the church that feeds the homeless.”
What's Trending in Multisite? 2014
Jim Tomberlin, church consultant, offers his annual report and forecast for the development of the multisite movement
A Healing River: River of Life Christian Church
Tong Liu: “People are broken spiritually and suffer from physical diseases, so we focus on a healing ministry, and that really draws a lot of people to Christ.”
“They Value Community”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit
An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to Triumph Church in Detroit, Mich.
