There is a shift of mindset – a mindshift, if you will – going on today when it comes to how pastors view their role and their congregations. In the past most pastors looked for volunteers who they could convince to fill some committee or ministry slot in the church. The result is that 80% of the people […]
Over the years I’ve noticed something about church plants that might be helpful to you. Somewhere around 125-200 in worship, many semi-successful church planters lose their focus on outreach and bringing more people to Christ, and the church stalls out. I’ve noticed several reasons for this loss of focus on outreach and evangelism. I […]
This idea is borrowed from an old, now unidentified source. It still works well as a learning center.
Create a “stick of dynamite for each myth (a toilet paper tube or rolled up piece
of poster board works well when decorated in red or orange paper and given a pipe cleaner
“fuse”). Tape or glue the “Myth” to […]
As a church leader, you understand the importance of engaging every visitor. Expanding your congregation and the reach of your mission requires effective outreach.
Social media is an effective tool for connecting with church members and is becoming increasingly popular in the world of marketing. If your church wants to keep up, you’ll need a […]
Want a vision that sticks? You need these three pillars!
You walk into a church and what do you see? Stained glass windows, perhaps. A pulpit, most likely. But what about the invisible architecture? The stuff you can’t see but can definitely feel. I’m talking about the vision of the church. And let’s face it, […]
History is overthrowing the way we think. Futurist Ray Kurzweil in fact believes our era will end 6,000 years of “civilization” as we’ve known it. And, in this century alone, we’ll see on the order of 20,000 years of change (at today’s rate of change).
In massive historical shifts, the very structure of knowing changes—not […]
If you were asked what you considered to be the greatest tragedy in history, what would you say? Surely some would pick the Holocaust. Others in the U.S. might pick 9/11. Still others would settle on Hurricane Katrina. There might be a few who would reach back in history and choose the Great Plague […]
Turning a church around is a messy and lonely responsibility. I know because I did it three times and each time the early years were depressing enough to damped even the strongest spirit. When you consider where the church is and where it needs to go, attempting a turn around appears to be an […]
Tapscott, DanGrowing Up Digital
(New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1998), 338 pages, hardback, $22.95. Obtain from McGraw-Hill, 800-262-4729.
This book just made my top ten best list for the 1990’s. I give it four stars. Finally, a book about the millennial generation that makes sense. Tapscott calls them the N-Gen for Net Generation. He uses the dates […]
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