There are lots of things that frustrate church consultants. For me, at least lately, the biggest bang-my-head-against-a-wall issue is denominational distractions. Let me give you a real-world example. Last summer, my denomination (Disciples
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There are lots of things that frustrate church consultants. For me, at least lately, the biggest bang-my-head-against-a-wall issue is denominational distractions. Let me give you a real-world example. Last summer, my denomination (Disciples
This is a VERY brief excerpt from my upcoming book, 21st Century Strategies for Church Growth. A Note to Church Leaders: Church leaders have a different mandate than the average church member. At-large church
I was talking with a pastor the other day who was having trouble getting what he needed out of his staff. I asked him if he had set clear expectations for them as
Some things just creep up on you ... Though the statistics in the video below date back to 2010, the information is invaluable. The question is, how will the church respond? Watch the
I was living in eastern Washington when Mount St. Helens blew megatons of rock, dirt, and ash into the sky back in 1980. For more than two days we watched the ash fall and
The U.S. is full of clergy who go from day to day with no plan for how to make their world a better place. They do what others want them to do as if