The following is one of our most asked-for blog posts. It was written two decades ago, but it is still as relevant today as it was then. Throughout all my consulting ministry, I
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The following is one of our most asked-for blog posts. It was written two decades ago, but it is still as relevant today as it was then. Throughout all my consulting ministry, I
A family left the church recently because they didn't like one of the changes in worship. The pastor had been confronted by the board chair who demanded the pastor "Go after them and
“I’m tired of training staff only to see them leave to work in another church.” I heard pastors say this a lot when I was consulting. I always wondered what would happen if
[su_dropcap style="flat" size="4"]S[/su_dropcap]ure, it's a cliché. No doubt about it. But it doesn't make it any less true. Although the pastor had been there for a couple years, he was just one in
I just got back from two weeks of vacation. I didn't respond to emails, didn't answer texts, ignored all social media, and didn't answer my phone. In other words, I took a "healthy"
The other day I said something online about writing a check and I received guffaws from some of my colleagues. I didn't understand the intensity of their response to my comment, so I