By Bill Easum
2008 was a very bad year for the majority of people around the world. Savings and pensions cut in half. Jobs lost. And a world-wide lack of confidence in governments. From everything I see 2009 will be worse. We haven’t yet seen the end of layoffs, bailouts, rising unemployment – I could […]
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Hey, Bill here. If you’re loving this week’s content, you’ll want to check out “Four Key Strategies for Church Growth.” It’s not just a guide; it’s a game-changer. It builds on everything we’ve talked about this week and […]
I recently completed teaching a college course on Evangelism In Your Context. I had students from all over (east of the Rockies) and a good time was had by all. The majority of the students were either pastors or staff members of churches and the sheer number of Ahas! was gratifying. Perhaps the most […]
Every time a leader goes through a church barrier, three changes have to take place in the leader’s life:
Developing a new skill set
Changing his or her value system
Changing the way he or she spends their time.
My partner and I wrote extensively about these three changes in our new book, Effective Staffing for Vital […]
My bucket list is now empty. Jesus can take me home. My wife and I took a trip of a lifetime to Alaska. It was a group trip at times which means it didn’t always feel like a vacation. Sometimes it seemed like church – at its worst.
We gathered onto a motor coach in […]
Hey, ever wonder why some churches are magnetic while others seem stuck? The secret ingredient is VISION! Vision is the fuel that powers your church’s engine. It’s not just a tagline or a catchy phrase. It’s a roadmap that guides your congregation toward its God-given potential. When you have a compelling vision, you’re not […]
Today I’ve spent all day … well, from 10:30 AM until 4:20 … training fifty-two participants the first half of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Evangelism seminar. I’m exhausted (that’s a lot of time up in front doing a lot of the talking) and yet I’m too wound up to sleep. There’s something about watching […]
Desire for God: Journal for Life in the Eternal
Convergence 2004 – Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Tom Bandy
The spiritually yearning, institutionally alienated public is still the fastest growing demographic in North America today … and Christian mission is adjusting with a whole new merging of spiritual life, team multiplication, and worship design. Tom Bandy […]
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