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August 9, 2008 0 Comments

In December, my new book on Evangelism will be released by Chalice Press. Hitchhiker's Guide to Evangelism takes a peek at the "new" evangelism needed for reaching today's world. Let's face it, if

August 7, 2008 0 Comments

The stats aren't pretty. In fact, they're pretty deplorable. But they're nonetheless accurate. Eighty percent of all Pastoral Size to Program Size church transformations fail - 80 percent. A Pastoral Sized church is

August 4, 2008 0 Comments

Most clergy plan worship for the coming program year in the summer. That usually means anticipating the preaching cycle, focusing themes and preaching series, gathering resources for major celebrations, and delegating responsibilities for

August 4, 2008 0 Comments

Back at home and trying to get back in the groove of things. As I reflect on my time at the World Convention of the Christian Church, one of the things that niggles

August 2, 2008 0 Comments

I'm at the World Convention of the Christian Churches and attended the Bader Lecture. This year, Ashley and Anji Barker of Urban Neighbors of Hope. Ashley and John Hayes wrote the book Submerge

July 31, 2008 0 Comments

I visited a church recently ... a LARGE church ... that everyone told me was so edgy when it came to technology. To say I was disappointed would be an understatement and it