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October 13, 2011 0 Comments

I don't tend to do blog posts that say, "Yeah, what he said," but this is a rare exception. Seth Godin writes a business blog that I subscribe to. I started following him when

June 8, 2011 2 Comments

It seems that the leading cause of flagging small group ministries is the consistent lack of available small group leaders. Depending on the size of the church, we always recommend starting a new

May 13, 2011 0 Comments

I've been saying this for at least five years and now it appears I've been onto something. The day of the sermon as we know it is dead. Or at least, if you

March 20, 2011 0 Comments

I'm in the final throes of writing a recommendation report for a congregation I did a consultation with. While making a recommendation for the church to better define their values, I got distracted

October 25, 2010 0 Comments

This week I’ve been in the midst of a couple discussions about the small church. It started when a colleague cited a statistic he’d read that 94 percent of churches in North America

October 5, 2010 0 Comments

My wife is a contemplative. I watch her pray and I have to wonder how she does it. Her eyes close, her face gets a serene, contended look on it, and she sits