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October 17, 2012 0 Comments

I was visiting a mainline church recently that had been experiencing ongoing and significant decline. The church wasn't exactly a small church, but it wasn't huge either. Over 200 people attended worship there

October 17, 2012 0 Comments

This post is reprinted from friend and colleague Clif Christopher. It ran on his blog last year, but as you plan for your Christmas Eve service, be thinking about these points. A Very

October 11, 2012 0 Comments

This brief list was inspired by a blog post by Ben Reed at http://www.benreed.net/. Once I read it, I thought I'd jot down my own top ten list and I asked Bill Easum

August 19, 2012 0 Comments

Every effective pastor gets a poison pen letter at least once during their careers. They're never nice to get and they can cause a lot of anxiety and self-doubt. Frankly, they can send

July 13, 2012 0 Comments

I caught a glance at a blog post from Serene Jones, the president of Union Theological Seminary, and was struck yet again at how little surprises me, but I never cease to be

July 2, 2012 0 Comments

I'm always amazed, but seldom surprised, by the content of status updates I see church leaders, especially pastors, making these days. One pastor was apparently having a bad day (or week, month, year,