One of the key shifts of our time is the shift from attracting people to empowering missionaries to go out. Spending money doing advertizing used to work. Today, it doesn't. Today we need

(From one of our Forum members) 1. Stay Well First and foremost is my spiritual life. This means daily time with God, tithing, covenant/small groups both within and outside my church, good continuing

Today's environment requires leaders to be spiritual directors rather than teachers or CEO's. Being a spiritual director is different from being a teacher. Teachers impart knowledge to their students. Spiritual directors walk with

During my years of pastoral ministry I learned two very helpful tactics to raise needed funds. Keep in mind this tip is not for churches that have taught tithing for years and tie

Over the past few days I have been asked about the value of mergers and splits within congregations. As usual, I have some strong feelings on these issues based on my desire to

Here are five quick tips about empowerment. 1. What do I see in the other person that they have not seen in themselves? -- This is the beginning of switching from "What do