Author: Kris Tenny-Brittian

With over a decade of experience as a denominational leader and nearly double that as a church planter and church turnaround leader, Kris has given her life to transforming the church. She’s the author of Top Ten Ways to Defuse Your Congregational Time Bomb, The Reach and Serve Plan, Make a Decision; If Only, and From Hope to Habits. In addition, she’s the co-Founder and Director of the Effective Church Group’s PrayerPower Network, provides spiritual leadership coaching, and is an Adjunct Professor at Phillips Theological Seminary’s Center for Ministry & Lay Training where her courses include Leader Development, Spiritual Development, and Overcoming Conflict.

With Whose Reality are You Living?

The Business of Church

But wait, pause, think for a moment before you answer that question with “Well, of course, with my own.” Many, many years ago one of my mentors was pastoring a very conflicted congregation in which several members had no filters when it came to telling him about how things ought to be and how they […]

The Fallacy of Outward-Focused Ministry

Whether we call it “Social Justice,” Social Action,” or “Mission-oriented” ministry, too many congregations are wearing themselves out and, worse, missioning themselves out of existence. What we need to do is find how we can start focusing our outward-focused ministries inside. I know, I know: we talk all the time about the dangers of navel-gazing […]