By Hirsch and Frost
Frost and Hirsch have provided us with several thought provoking books. ReJesus is another such book. Like all of their books this one covers a wide range of disciplines within and outside of the Christian environment.
Their prime objective is to call the Christianity back to its radical center- the wild, disruptive […]
I posted most of this post last year, but the program is so effective i thought I would elaborate on it and share it again.
Hey folks, here is a way to raise additional funds at Christmas for some of those projects that you can’t afford.
When I was pastoring, every year we did a program […]
Someone asked me yesterday if this is really going to be my last event or was it just promotion. Hmmm. No one has ever heard me say anything like “this is my last event” before. At 79, it is the last one, I assure you. So, I wouldn’t wait for the next one because […]
I heard it again today. “Youth are the future of the church.” Whenever I hear that I realize the person saying that means that if we don’t win the youth over to the faith that the future of the church is bleak. It’s a noble thought, but it’s not particularly accurate. Youth programming seldom […]
From Bill Easum From our Advanced Leadership Forum. Click here to join
Too many churches reduce ministries in the summer. 95% of these churches are declining and the attitude that would allow them to reduce ministries in the summer is one of the underlying issues of dying churches.
If so little is happening in your church […]
For the week of March 21, 2005
Barriers to Effective Leadership Teams Part 3: The Lack of Trust
By: John Laster
There are three common, interrelated barriers to more effective leadership teams: the absence of a shared DNA, the presence of fear, and a lack of trust within the team itself.
Lack of trust among leadership team members […]
Every church thinks they are the friendliest church in town.
If your church is like the one I last pastored, it still uses a “Welcome” time in the service.” In this part of the service the expectation is that the people stand and greet those around them. This usually involves people tossing a quick […]
The Church: Mainline, 107 in average worship attendanceThe Location: Northeast USThe Pastor: First call, seminary trainedThe Resources: Consultation completed, coach engagedThe Presenting Issue: Lack of growth, few visitors, lots of busyness with little returnThe Real Issue: The pastor’s commitment to balance
You can lead a horse to water. Sometimes, as coaches and consultants, we just […]
Ray is twenty-seven years old and works in IT at the local university. He’s been married for three years and he and Jessica just had a baby girl a couple of months ago. Life is pretty good for Ray and Jessica. They own their home – well, the bank owns it, but they bought […]
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