308 West Blvd N, Columbia, MO 65203 573-463-5923 info@effectivechurch.com

Blogs - The Effective Church Group - The Effective Church Group

    You Are Here!
  • Home
  • Blogs – The Effective Church Group ( Page 183 )
March 22, 2011 0 Comments

According to Leadership Network, 2% of all U.S. Protestant churches have merged in the last two years and 8% more are planning on it within the next two years.  That represents some 30,000

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

March 18, 2011 0 Comments

I just finished reading the Call to Action by the Bishops of the United Methodist Church.  It's good stuff. In fact, it's great stuff – to a point.  The five aspects of a vital

March 11, 2011 1 Comment

This first part of the 21st century may well be remembered as a "hybrid world." Cars are morphing from purely gas to both gas and battery. Communication is morphing into email and text.

March 2, 2011 0 Comments

As I looked over the crowded sanctuary my heart was instantly gladdened by both the lack of comfortable seating and the colorful array of Easter attire. There seemed to be a glow of

February 23, 2011 0 Comments

The other day in a seminar a middle-aged woman asked me to define what I meant by the Missional Church. I quickly replied, "A missional church is organized around mission." Mission is their organizing