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November 4, 2014 0 Comments

Without vision, the people perish. Granted, that's a bad translation of Proverbs 29:18, but the proverb itself is spot on. The problem is that most church visions teeter on a balance between insipid

October 14, 2014 0 Comments

Ministers and most (okay, many) church folk already know how important welcome is for guests and members. We know that welcome begins – or doesn’t – long before we get through the front

October 2, 2014 0 Comments

Over the past five years I’ve seen a tremendous shift in my ministry. Ten years ago, the bulk of my ministry consisted of local church consultations and workshops. Occasionally I would be asked

October 2, 2014 1 Comment

One of the things I’ve had to do over and over when coaching pastors is remind them to focus on the major issues we’ve talked about instead of getting distracted time and time

October 2, 2014 0 Comments

Those who follow my writing know I believe we are living in a pivotal period of history in which everything that will be is being separated from everything that was. In such a

September 23, 2014 15 Comments

"I just didn't think it would happen to me." Those words played hide and seek in my head while I listened to his all-too-common story. Kenneth's first call to a church had started