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June 13, 2016 0 Comments

Not long ago I did a post on my conversation with Ralph Moore of Hope Chapel in Honolulu. In this conversation I asked Ralph if what I had heard was true – that

October 20, 2015 2 Comments

Most small groups I see in churches are a waste of time because most of them are little more than data dumps. They are Bible studies that go nowhere other than gaining more

June 14, 2015 0 Comments

My friend Elmer Towns just finished a book: The Ten Most Influential Churches of the Past Century. In the book, he gives a thorough examination of the contribution of each church. As always,

September 11, 2014 3 Comments

You probably hear it as often as I do. "Trying to get them organized is like herding cats." Whether it's being applied to the stewardship committee, the congregational council, or the local minister's

July 3, 2014 0 Comments

Getting a head start on your church plant is critical.  How you approach the first years will usually determine the ultimate outcome. How many honest spiritual conversations have you had with thoroughly unchurched

September 7, 2013 1 Comment

I was reading an article by Amy Butler on the ABP News site recently on the season of church budgets. She was responding to a writer who was comparing church budgets with budgets