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August 20, 2019 0 Comments

"The Church Doctor will see you now." "Tell me," the doctor said, "What seems to be ailing you?" The church shared her symptoms. Lethargy. Uncontrollable membership loss. And an unmistakeable rumbly in her

August 15, 2019 0 Comments

"The Church Doctor will see you now." The church had a bit of grimace on her face, but she shuffled in and hopped up onto the paper-covered examination table. "Tell me," the doctor

July 30, 2019 1 Comment

In my community, there are a couple of new church starts kicking off. One's in my denomination and another is in a denomination not too dissimilar to mine. I've met both pastors. They're

May 21, 2019 0 Comments

Let’s face it, Father’s Day is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. It’s the, “I get-no-respect” little brother to Mother’s Day. Interestingly, the American version of Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by

February 10, 2019 0 Comments

I've been working in the church planting and church turnaround business since I was twenty-six years old. Let's just say that was awhile ago [my wife just whispered "A LONG while ago."]. One

January 13, 2019 2 Comments

[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