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For the week of February 07, 2005 Training By: Tom Bandy In most Congregational Mission Assessments, the most common failure in the system story of a growing, out-of-the-box church is that they are

For the week of January 31, 2005 Radical Hospitality By: Tom Bandy Most churches have learned that hospitality increases worship attendance … but they rarely go far enough. Radical hospitality is the readiness,

For the week of January 24, 2005 The Purpose of Worship By: Tom Bandy Although there are plenty of theological definitions of worship, the wise church leader will understand the organizational and systemic

For the week of January 17, 2005 From Program Manager to Transformational Leader By: Tom Bandy One of the hardest shifts for clergy to make is the shift from program manager to transformational

  Separating Visioning and Management By: Tom Bandy Whatever your organizational model might be, it is crucial to separate the visionary and management functions. Most churches (especially small churches) fail to do so,

For the week of January 03, 2005 Mission Statements By: Tom Bandy Biblical visions are revealed, never created. That principle is forgotten so often! Churches accommodate to the corporate culture around them by