Quantum Physics and Leadership
In Modernity humans were the great observers. What we saw and how we interpreted it became fiat law – even if it was wrong. The world was flat; the world was round. The earth was the center of the universe; the earth is merely a pebble in a pond. Everything revolved around the earth; the […]
God is Able
By: Jeff Patton I just spent a weekend with a Church discovering this congregation’s purpose. To accomplish this we spent the weekend studying Scripture and coming to term with the underlying principles that ought to govern all we do. We spent Friday night discovering our values. We came to the conclusion that Love, Forgiveness, Hope, Grace […]
Being Strategic
During my time (Bill Easum) as a consultant I have been amazed at how often I find declining churches doing ministries that have little to do with their future. Some of these ministries were great ministries in the past; some never had much value to the church or Christianity. Even though these churches were rapidly declining […]
Which Voices Are of the Spirit?
Many new voices are on the horizon claiming to be the wave of the future. That’s both exciting and a bit scary. Let me mention a few of the leading contenders – The Incarnational Movement, The Emergent Movement, The House Church Movement, The Emerging Church Movement, The Outward-Focused Church Movement, The Revolution Argument – I could go […]
You Can’t Lead Where You’re Not Going
I hear about it all too often. Some pastor shares his/her frustration because they can’t rally the congregation to get serious about evangelism. Or follow-up. Or missions within the community. The list goes on and on. But when I ask the all important question, “So, when was the last time you personally introduced someone to […]
You Get What You Look For
When I work in a church with a large staff invariably two of three of the staff have all of the volunteers they need while the rest of the staff complain that no one in the church will volunteer to serve. If there are ten full time paid staff, two will have lots of volunteers, […]