By Bill Easum When I first started preaching some 51 years ago, going to church was never considered to be anywhere near fun. The hard pews attested to that. Yes, back then, in

By Bill Easum copyright 2007 If you’re a pastor of a church under 500 in worship, this is a must read article for you. Pastors and lay people in small churches are always

by Bill Easum In part one of this series on How to Grow A Small Church I said the following: “You want to know the most important ingredient for growing a small church?   It’s

By Bill Easum I still remember the thrill of Christmas I had as a child. The expectation was awesome; the waiting for the tree was brutal. Then it happened; time to tear everything

The most profound change during my lifetime has been the shift from a mechanical to an organic worldview. My partner, Tom Bandy, and I have written extensively on this shift because it is

  I.     Introduction A.      Let me contextualize my thoughts. 1.      It is my contention that the world, and especially North America, is more like the first century than the 20th century. If that is