The Toughest Ministry of All … Singles
Over the years, it’s become clear to me that the single most difficult ministry in a local church is just that … singles. Those “College and Career” groups are literally just killer. Of course, one of my “answers” is always to focus on life-transforming small groups and then let the good times roll from that. […]
Bullies and Terrorists and Controllers, O My!
The other day, Heidi responded to my post on Expected Behaviors. She noticed I used the terms “Bully” and “Terrorist” and asked what the difference was … and what to do about them if they’re in your church. Over the years, I’ve come to know four different kinds of people in the church. Disciples of […]
Threat Level Orange …
The other day, Heidi responded to my post on Expected Behaviors. She noticed I used the terms “Bully” and “Terrorist” and asked what the difference was … and what to do about them if they’re in your church. Over the years, I’ve come to know four different kinds of people in the church. Disciples of […]
Church Marketing
I didn’t used to be much of a blog reader, but after conversations with a couple of folk it became clear that blogging, reading, and responding are a social networker’s lifeblood … and since I always fancied myself as a social networker, I’ve started reading a couple. I was reading Glenn Kelley’s blog this morning […]
Summer Priorities – Tip 5: Strategic Planning
Smaller churches tend do strategic planning retreats in August because they think of the program year from September through May; larger churches tend to do these retreats in November because they think of the program year from January through December. (Southern hemispheres folks reverse the seasons). If you want to start “thinking big”, you should […]
Summer Priorities – Tip 4: Personal Mission
Personal mission is the intersection of your spiritual gifts and heartbursts for strangers. Wise leaders invest their extra leisure time to revisit and focus their personal mission IN LIFE (not just their leadership vision for the church). Summer is actually not the best time to refine and explore your “heartbursts” for strangers because […]