A discussion came up on one of the various forums I monitor. The question was “How do you feel about kiosks for giving?” My response was this: “Electronic giving is to worship today is like visuals were to worship in the 80s. If you don’t do it, you’ll be left in the dust.”
The younger the […]
I made a comment at a recent seminar that the only way pastors can reach the unreached is to get out of the office. Seemed to me like a no-brainer, but I repeatedly heard comments like, “Get out of the office and do what?!”
The answer is to “Get out of the office and get distracted!”
I […]
Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire: What Happens When God’s Spirit Invades the Heart of His People, by Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1997)188 pages, hardback, $16.99. Obtain from Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This book should be required reading for every pastor. It is a powerful testimony to the […]
(Abingdon Press: 1996, 157 pgs. paperback. Available thru Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN 800-251-3320.
Few books cause me to cry, but this one did in several places. It is written with “practical passion.” It not only tells the story of the turnaround of a dying, grand old downtown church, but it records the intense passion and […]
Let the fireworks begin! You’ll either love The Permanent Revolution or you’ll hate it.
Hirsch and Catchim have opened a huge can of worms that has been rotting for centuries. What can am I referring to? The Apostolic can.
The authors declare that it is impossible for the church to reach maturity or unity without rediscovering the five-fold […]
Hohstadt, ThomasDying to Live: The 21st Century Church
( Damah Media, Odessa, TX, 1999) 199 pages, paperback, $10.99 Obtain from Damah Media, 3522 Maple, Odessa, Tx 79762.
Thomas Hohstadt is one of the new digital prophets pointing the way into the future. Hohstad offers us a fascinating and easy read about a difficult subject – the […]
By Frank Viola
Frank Viola’s Reimagining the Church is a logical sequel to his book Pagan Christianity. Like the former book, this one is a meticulous, interesting, disturbing look at the New Testament understanding of the early church. What’s interesting is I agreed with much of Pagan Christianity but not with much of Reimagining the […]
There are two components making up the “leadership system” in most congregations: the board and the operational management team. This cohort is the formal leadership group, or groups, that execute the two core elements of leadership:
1.) They discern the spiritual and missional destinations and/or establish boundaries within the congregation. Frequently this leadership element will […]
One of the most frequent concerns we hear, when working with congregational transformation, is “We don’t have enough people to do all the ministries.” Interestingly, when we investigate, we’ll hear these same words from both staff and volunteers – as well as from church members who are only marginally involved.
Using the Pareto Principle as […]
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