I was visiting a mainline church recently that had been experiencing ongoing and significant decline. The church wasn't exactly a small church, but it wasn't huge either. Over 200 people attended worship there
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This post is reprinted from friend and colleague Clif Christopher. It ran on his blog last year, but as you plan for your Christmas Eve service, be thinking about these points. A Very
After receiving one of my church audit reports the pastor called and asked why I said they shouldn't begin with announcements. I said to him, "Do you watch TV?" He replied, "Sure." I
I just finished reading Aftershock by Wiedemer and Spitzer. In this book, they lay out the next global financial meltdown and what to do about it. They show how disastrously the bubbles will burst,
I believe the primary mission of the local church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. If I believe that, then everything my church does should be pointed toward that goal. If I
Now I realize I didn't publish my thoughts on "Conversations You Can't Ignore" in the right order. Here is Part IV. All three of the movements we've examined the past three days (Emergents,
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