Communication
Communication By: Tom Bandy The more worship becomes part of a discipline of spiritual growth, the more churches are finding ways to interface worship with long-distance education. The Uncommon Lectionary,…
Leaders Lead … in the Spiritual Life
…It is very common for less than 5% of the adults in any established church to be in any accountable spiritual growth; and although many church plants start with very…
Pastor’s Guide to Strategic Church Planning for 2026

…under pressure. When growth depends on personality, memory, or goodwill, it’s fragile. When growth is supported by clear, repeatable processes, it becomes sustainable. That’s how alignment outlasts enthusiasm. There are…
Setting Priorities: Your Values Drive Behaviors

…with some of the members. On the other hand, I invested that time in building networks within the community, and from there, we experienced significant and ongoing growth. Decisions like…
The Team Leader for Worship Teams
…seem to be getting tired, and the worship services seem to be getting stale. What to do? The problem almost always lies with the identification, training, and spiritual growth of…
Gift and Grow: The Second Step in Discipling
For the week of August 15, 2005 Gift and Grow: The Second Step in Discipling By: Tom Bandy Serious spiritual growth is the pivot on which everything turns. Once lives…