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August 30, 2012 1 Comment

A couple of days ago a longtime pastor friend of mine asked if I would re run an article I did several years ago.  So here goes. Too many of the pastors I

July 13, 2012 0 Comments

I caught a glance at a blog post from Serene Jones, the president of Union Theological Seminary, and was struck yet again at how little surprises me, but I never cease to be

July 2, 2012 0 Comments

I'm always amazed, but seldom surprised, by the content of status updates I see church leaders, especially pastors, making these days. One pastor was apparently having a bad day (or week, month, year,

June 12, 2012 0 Comments

Anyone who has stayed at a growing church for more than 15 years knows that several things are inevitable. Sooner or later you will hit burnout. I did my 10th year. It was

June 5, 2012 0 Comments

The "summer slump" that many declining churches experience is a self-fulfilling prophecy.  Most declining churches actually take actions that lead to a summer slump: they combine worship services and the choir takes the

May 14, 2012 0 Comments

On my way back from a church conference, I got on an airplane with more than its fair share of church leaders on it. This particular conference had been wildly popular and the