According to Alan Roxburgh[1], the North American church in late modernity is firmly in liminal space…meaning that there is little that is firm or solid as we transition into a post-modern or post-colonial era. “Liminality is a term that describes the transition process accompanying a change of state or social position,”[2] and our churches are […]
It was over twenty-five years I walked into a tent that
would revolutionize the way I would forever pastor a congregation. Soon after
being called to the First Christian Church of Norwalk California, I began
hearing about a church in Orange County that was doing big things. The church
was Saddleback Valley Community Church and I decided to […]
“She’s at it again,” the church secretary sighed. “Yesterday she called me on the phone and laid into me about the font size we use on the bulletin. She said no one could read it and that I needed to change it by Sunday. And then this morning she called me again and apologized.”
“So, […]
This post is a continuation of “The Missional Church: The Comet That Killed the Dinosaurs or a Knight in Shining Armor?”
“Everything rises or falls on leadership.” John Maxwell wasn’t the first one to intimate it, but he made the statement famous in this generation. In the fairly recent past, leadership was considered more of a […]
By: John Laster
One all too prominent condition found in congregational leadership teams is disunity. This lack of team unity is frequently rooted in a trio of factors: low levels of trust among team members, a tendency to only spend time together in agenda driven meetings, and poor communication patterns within the group.
The obvious place […]
GPS Worship for the 21st Century
Convergence 2004 – Global Positioning for the Soul
By: Bill Easum
The metaphors of National Park and Jungle lay an excellent foundation for how effective congregations will approach worship over the next few decades.
Consider the differences between National Parks versus the Jungle. Everything is neatly laid out in the National Park […]
The following was the introduction to one of our online coaching seminars.
Reconstructing Ministry Around Paul’s Missionary Band
By Dan Reeves
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I love the EBA format with all its elevated learning and widespread rippling of seminal ideas. I also am impressed by the common threads which we’ve been hearing […]
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 […]
By Bill Easum
Whereas Easter is the most important day of the year for Christians, Christmas Eve is the most important night of the year for the unchurched and non-believer ( I’ll call them the “unconnected” from here on). I’m amazed at how many dying churches have Christmas Eve services designed mostly for their own […]
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