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July 13, 2017 0 Comments

My post, titled “Is It Time To Drop The Requirement,” resulted in several responses, which prompted me to do a little more digging into the subject of ordination. And after extensive reading on

July 12, 2017 9 Comments

Established: ~1904 Tribe: Protestant Mainline Worship Style: Rural traditional, family informal   Congregational Demographics:  AWA: 32 Trend: 20 years steep decline; 8 years slow decline; followed by 10 years slight decline Median Age:

July 10, 2017 0 Comments

Simon Sinek, the author of Start with Why, teaches that every company knows its "what," a few know its "how," but few operate – or even know – their "why." I'd say the same

July 6, 2017 2 Comments

Nobody will argue that mainline denominations are in decline. It doesn't matter if the decline is 80 percent or 65 percent as suggested by a recent Barna study, mainline denominations are seeing fewer

July 3, 2017 0 Comments

I was listening to Craig Groeschel at the North American Christian Convention in Kansas City and was struck by something he said: [su_quote cite="Craig Groeschel"]In your church, you must pursue continual discomfort.[/su_quote] There

June 30, 2017 0 Comments

The other day I had an inquiry from a pastor I am coaching. Her question was “You said we need to move our 8:30 contemporary service to 9:45 because it is too early