Wheatley, Margaret A Simpler Way
Those who have read Wheatley’s earlier book, Leadership and the New Science,” will benefit the most from this book. It is one of those rare books that lends itself to small group study because of the variety of meaning people will glean from it. A marvelous tool for small group […]
The Practice of Discernment
Beyond the Ordinary: Spirituality for Church Leaders, Ben C Johnson & Andrew Dreitcer
By: Linnea Nilsen Capshaw
“We must continually remind ourselves that discernment has more to do with deepening our relationship with Christ than it does with making right decisions. It is a lifelong process of developing a relationship with God marked […]
The title is misleading. When I first saw it I thought this was another book on some new kind of program to help a church reach out. A better title is Natural Faith Sharing: One to one evangelism.
Harney takes the position that every person is an evangelist of some sort- baseball, football, a dress, […]
A Blog by Bill Easum and The Effective Church Group
By radical we mean becoming more and more like Jesus in every way. That’s a big, hairy, audacious goal for sure. But it is at the heart of what Jesus did every day with the disciples. He mentored them to become like him. He wasn’t […]
If you were to have a conversation about Jesus with a non-Christian, what would you say and do?
When was the last time you had a conversation with someone about their relationship to Jesus Christ?
One of the hard pills most church leaders need to swallow and digest is the realization that preaching as we know […]
By: Paul Nickerson
Many congregations impatiently want to get started on a vision “process”, and they fail to lay the groundwork that is essential. It is critical that a church be deeply grounded in scripture and spiritual development before it can begin a “process”. Taking the time for small group Bible study of how God […]
From a participant on the Advanced forum (To join click here
Dear Forum Colleagues:
At Trinity Lutheran Church in west suburban St. Louis (Track 1), we are coming to the climax of the “visioning” or DNA formation process. We have our Core Values and Bedrock Beliefs solidly in place. In fact, they helped us weather a […]
“I was just called to a church with twenty-five active members. I can totally count on them to do whatever’s needed. I’m excited because the church is very active. They’re active in several local missions, they do community meals, and they’re faithful in attending all the meetings we have to keep the church going. […]
Bill Easum
For those who have any doubts about the health of Christianity in the U.S., I thought I would share some facts and thoughts with you.
Mainline Protestant churches, as a percentage of the American population, have decreased by 47 percent since 1968. It does not take a genius to figure out where this trend is […]
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