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September 17, 2014 7 Comments

The pastor was on vacation and I was invited to be the guest preacher. Before the service, while I was being briefed by the worship leader, I noticed a significant hubbub at the

August 28, 2014 0 Comments

It's almost nominating time, and with nominations come the reconstitution of teams. But will they just do business as usual, or will they make a serious difference in your congregation? Much depends on

August 10, 2014 9 Comments

I hate writing this kind of blog post. Refuting someone else's well-thought out opinions isn't in my DNA. But the article "Sunday Schooling Our Kids out of Church" has been gaining some traction in

August 9, 2014 0 Comments

Over the 25 years that I’ve been a consultant and coach, I’ve noticed that one of the hardest actions facing a pastor is taking a dream and turning it into reality. Most pastors

August 6, 2014 0 Comments

But wait, pause, think for a moment before you answer that question with “Well, of course, with my own.” Many, many years ago one of my mentors was pastoring a very conflicted congregation

July 28, 2014 0 Comments

I think I've convinced myself that the most difficult sermon preparation task (and one of the most important) is coming up with great sermon titles (and sermon series titles). Your sermon's title is of critical