Life Is a Series of New Chapters
Moving through life is like reading chapters in a book. Most people read one chapter at a time. Life is the same – as you move through life, you open and close one chapter at a time with each chapter usually focusing on a different theme or emphasis. I remember when I closed the chapter on pastoring […]
On Firing Staff
The more I work with lead pastors the more I realize how hard it is for them to fire a staff person who isn’t performing, isn’t a team player, or is just downright disruptive. Too many pastors put up with so much crap from one or two on their staff that they shoot themselves in […]
Three Things Make Small Groups Effective Today
There is so much misunderstanding about small groups. Some think they are the way to grow the church – but usually they aren’t. Instead they help retain and grow people. Some think they are basically bible studies – but they aren’t. So what are the three things that make small groups effective today? They are […]
Essentials for Breaking Worship Barriers: Part Three
We’ve looked at how to break the barriers of 200 and 500 in worship; now it’s time to examine how to push through the 1,000 barrier. Keep in mind that each barrier builds on the essentials of the previous barriers. So you might take a look at them also to make sure you have each […]
Network TV and Mainline Churches
Mainline churches could take a lesson from what has been and is happening to network TV. Remember when there were only three TV networks? ABC, CBS, and NBC. They had a monopoly on the television market. Sound familiar, mainline church? Up until the 1960s, mainline denominations had as close to a monopoly on the market […]
Decentralization
The world I grew up in taught that there is one way to do everything and one size fits all. That’s the heart of the industrial world of modernity. However, just the opposite is true today. You know that if you own most any kind of software or cell phone. Almost everything today is undergoing […]