Exit Interviews
By: John Laster
In order for leadership teams or ministry teams to function in a healthy manner for the long term, problems and issues need to be surfaced and dealt with as they come up. Friction or conflict serves to strengthen teams if dealt with constructively. From time to time people resign or in […]
Workplace Ministry
Ministry in Daily Life: A Practical Guide for Congregations, William E Diehl
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
“The church says it gathers people for worship, study, and fellowship presumably so that they can be effective in their worldly ministry. The church asserts that it is not an end in itself but a means to an end. […]
Workplace Ministry
Ministry in Daily Life: A Practical Guide for Congregations, William E Diehl
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
“The church says it gathers people for worship, study, and fellowship presumably so that they can be effective in their worldly ministry. The church asserts that it is not an end in itself but a means to an end. […]
Too Much Time in Meetings?By: John Laster
It is not unusual to find Leadership Teams who eat up hours every month in meetings. Some teams even meet weekly, sometimes for several hours each week. Unless you are meeting weekly for several hours of prayer, you may have some “time-fat” you can trim from your leadership […]
Power of Metaphor
Convergence 2004: Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Spencer Burke
This article is a continuation from last week’s column.
In the book I also rely heavily on metaphor. My co-author, Colleen Pepper, and I illustrate the shifts happening in the church by suggesting new metaphors. This too, challenges the tell-assertive person’s way of knowing.
One of […]
Looking for Answers in an Ask-Assertive World
Convergence 2004 : Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Spencer Burke
Show and tell isn’t big in the emerging church. Do you know why? Because sometimes, the question is more important than the answer. In fact, sometimes, the question is the answer. Allow me to explain.
People tend to be assertive […]
Vision Discernment
Convergence 2004 – Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Tom Bandy
This all day workshop is designed to train your congregational team in the principles and tactics that build clarity and consensus for your congregation’s “genetic code”. Biblical vision is revealed, not created, in the context of clear, shared core values and bedrock beliefs. Strategic […]
GPS Worship for the 21st Century
Convergence 2004 – Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Bill Easum
The metaphors of National Park and Jungle lay an excellent foundation for how effective congregations will approach worship over the next few decades.
Consider the differences between National Parks versus the Jungle. Everything is neatly laid out in the National Park […]
Desire for God: Journal for Life in the Eternal
Convergence 2004 – Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Tom Bandy
The spiritually yearning, institutionally alienated public is still the fastest growing demographic in North America today … and Christian mission is adjusting with a whole new merging of spiritual life, team multiplication, and worship design. Tom Bandy […]