Jesus Manifesto
For a long time I’ve taught there are only two critical questions facing humankind: What is it about my relationship to Christ that my neighbor needs to experience? How can I rabidly share that relationship without coming off like a bigot? Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have made a major contribution to these two questions in […]
A Hail Mary Strategy for Turnaround
The average church in the U.S. has fewer than a hundred in worship. Churches with fewer than 50 people in worship make up 40% of all churches in the U.S. The average age in these churches with fewer than 50 people in worship is over 65. Add to that the fact that less than 2% of these churches […]
Sticky Teams is a Great, Practical Book
Ever so often I read a book and say to myself, “I wish I had written that.” So it is with Sticky Teams by Larry Osborne. It’s Larry’s best book to date and one of the best books I’ve read on how to build strong, trusting boards and staffs. Sticky Teams is a down-to-earth, no […]
Lost
A friend of mine, Rick Melheim, sent me the following and suggested I put it on my blog. It’s worth taking the time to read. I watched six hours of the “LOST” show, the final episode, and Jimmy Kimmel’s post-show interviews last night and woke to write a piece called “Lost… Without Jesus” at www.richmelheim.com just […]
Disciple has Too Much Baggage to Be Effective
I’m constantly asked, “What’s the best curriculum for leadership development or discipleship?” as if either one is something that can be taught and learned in a course. My response is always the same – “You are the curriculum.” I often get a blank stare because in the West we think of everything as if it […]
Does Every Group Need a Leader?
I received an email today from a client asking me if every group, even a micro group, needed an identified leader. Here is my response.It’s been my experience that no group functions at its peak without an identified leader. Even in a group of three or four, someone will emerge as first among equals or […]