The 80% Rule: There’s More to It Than Parking
The church was soooo proud. Their choir loft was shoulder-to-shoulder with sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones, and basses. So they didn’t see the “divide into two choirs” recommendation coming. They sounded so good and full, and wasn’t that the purpose of the choir? But the choir was so overgrown that it could no longer achieve its […]
Exponential 2014 Barriers Handout
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Exponential 2014 Unfreezing Handout
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Bridging the Generational Technology Gaps
This post is Part 2 of Bridging the Generational Technology Gaps. The first part (here) examined the different generations. In this post we’ll look at some specifics on bridging the gaps. Before I start, it bears reminding you that there is more to targeting the generations than just tweaking your technology. And though this post […]
Dealing with the Generational Technology Gap
The first technological breakthrough may have been a sharp stick by Homo erectus and it seems to have served them well for a couple hundred thousand years. But when it comes to worship in the 21st century, technological breakthroughs barely last a generation. In today’s church there are effectively four adult technology generations: The Radio Generation, […]
Leadership Covenants
I was asked what a church’s leadership covenant should include. I’ve done a training on that for the Conflict CPR Training Set, but here are my thoughts. A 100% commitment to supporting the congregational DNA (mission, values, vision) A commitment to intentional adult spiritual development by participating in a small group or a micro group […]