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Tom and I feel that Spiritual Midwives is one of the best metaphors for the type of leadership needed in the 21st century.  This metaphor puts the emphasis not on what the leader accomplishes

Like everything else in today’s world, the way spiritual redwood churches are staffing themselves is rapidly changing. Church leaders in declining churches are finding these changes extremely hard to comprehend, much less attempt.

Bill Easum 1.      After a lengthy discussion on contemporary worship, a woman in her seventies approached me with this question;  "Why can't these young people learn to like my music?"  I responded; "Why

Bill Easum I remember as a child seeing the large red Santa standing by the large black kettle. Santa rang a bell, inviting people to throw money into the big pot. I didn’t

Bill Easum Those who follow my antics know that I make a distinction between strategic planning and strategic mapping. To put it bluntly, I don’t think we have time in a warp-speed world

Bill Easum The Christmas season is just around the corner and it’s one of the best times of the year to reach unchurched people. I even think Christmas Eve is more important than