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August 10, 2009 0 Comments

I don’t know about you but I’m tired of all the crazy book titles that attach adjectives to the word “church”.  I get dozens of review copies every year and lately it dawned on

August 10, 2009 0 Comments

It happened again recently. I was in a large group of mainline church leaders who professed their interest in church transformation. We were all milling around the room waiting for the convener to

August 4, 2009 0 Comments

I think most people would say I was a good leader while pastoring. All three of my churches grew while I was there. Still, twice I needed to bring in a consultant. Lyle

August 3, 2009 0 Comments

I’m working with a church established in the 1990s that grew up to 200 the year it moved into its permanent building in the late 90’s. Then it began to decline and has

August 1, 2009 0 Comments

Earlier I blogged about what it takes to grow a church from 0-500. Now here are my thoughts about why churches fail to break the 200 in worship barrier. The church loses its focus on evangelism and

July 29, 2009 0 Comments

It just may be that my ranting for the past 20 years or more is finally paying off. Parts of the recent Rethink Church campaign of the UMC shows signs of a biblical understanding