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What Can You Do to Have a Summer Hump Instead of a Summer Slump? By: Bill Easum I remember my first visit to Prince of Peace Lutheran right after Mike Foss arrived. I

Break Out of Program "Silos" By: Tom Bandy Most church staff leaders find themselves trapped in management roles for programs. Growing churches break their staff out of management by deploying them at the

For the week of June 19, 2006 Leaders Lead ... in the Spiritual Life By: Tom Bandy Many pastors lament the low spiritual discipline of adult members of the church. It is very

The Strategic Issue for Every Board By: Tom Bandy Change is inevitable, even if we stay the same. Therefore, no matter what we do, somebody will be dissatisfied. Somebody will leave church. We

The Deepest Challenge By: Tom Bandy Behind and underneath all the other resistance or anxiety about change and growth, leaders have discovered the root cause of decline and plateau in the church. The

Key Questions for Every Creative Idea By: Tom Bandy Servant empowering leaders never tell people what to do, but always ask these questions when anyone suggests a creative idea: 1) Did it emerge