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For the week of March 07, 2005 Barriers to Effective Leadership Teams: Part 1: The Absence of Shared DNA By: John Laster There are three common, interrelated barriers to more effective leadership teams:

For the week of February 28, 2005 Leadership: Burden or Blessing? By: John Laster There is significant instability, lack of focus, and an absence of trust and joy in the majority of congregational

For the week of February 21, 2005   Location, Location, Location By: Tom Bandy You’ve seen the real estate ads emphasizing the importance of having a home close to all the conveniences of

For the week of February 14, 2005 The Four Key Spaces By: Tom Bandy Many church leaders feel the need to evaluate their facilities, but don’t know where to start. Here is where

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,