Location, Location, Location
For the week of February 21, 2005 Location, Location, Location By: Tom Bandy You’ve seen the real estate ads emphasizing the importance of having a home close to all the conveniences of school, shopping, work, and leisure. The same applies to the church. Your church building was originally constructed on your site because at […]
The Four Key Spaces
For the week of February 14, 2005 The Four Key Spaces By: Tom Bandy Many church leaders feel the need to evaluate their facilities, but don’t know where to start. Here is where you start. Understand effective church facilities should fit the core process of the church. Traditional established churches rely on a core process […]
Training
For the week of February 07, 2005 Training By: Tom Bandy In most Congregational Mission Assessments, the most common failure in the system story of a growing, out-of-the-box church is that they are not rigorous and intentional enough training leaders. Perhaps they are too hasty to develop programs for increasing numbers of people; or perhaps […]
Radical Hospitality
For the week of January 31, 2005 Radical Hospitality By: Tom Bandy Most churches have learned that hospitality increases worship attendance … but they rarely go far enough. Radical hospitality is the readiness, not just to do what you like only better, but to do what you do not like for the sake of the […]
The Purpose of Worship
For the week of January 24, 2005 The Purpose of Worship By: Tom Bandy Although there are plenty of theological definitions of worship, the wise church leader will understand the organizational and systemic purpose of worship. In this perspective, there are only two reasons why worship deserves dedicated time, space, and staff: • Worship is […]
From Program Manager to Transformational Leader
For the week of January 17, 2005 From Program Manager to Transformational Leader By: Tom Bandy One of the hardest shifts for clergy to make is the shift from program manager to transformational leader. This is a shift from program development to leader development, or, a shift from “shepherding” to “midwifing”. The key is to […]