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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 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

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

June 28, 2017 2 Comments

In the first and second centuries, the leadership capacity of a Christian was seen in whether they had been with Jesus or had been associated with one of the original disciples rather than

June 6, 2017 0 Comments

I was reading Luke 6 this morning and was struck by verse 12: One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. This

June 4, 2017 0 Comments

I received a couple of emails this weeks inquiring about an onsite consultation. They told me their sad story (and believe me, it was sad and detailed) and then asked if I could