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February 4, 2013 0 Comments

Everyone who follows my work knows I am a great fan of the local church. It is fundamental to the growth of the Kingdom, along with other forms of being the Church. I have

October 25, 2012 1 Comment

In our new book, Effective Staffing for Vital Churches, we write that all churches are missional or they aren't a church.  Pastor and author Michael Slaughter fell in love with the book at

June 29, 2010 0 Comments

For some, the thought of congregational unity may be more like a fantasy than a vision of reality, and yet there are churches dotted across the nation that are not only missionally aligned, but

August 13, 2007 0 Comments

I read a lot of Mission or Vision statements from a lot of different churches.  Most of them don’t turn me on and if they won’t turn me on there is a good

June 18, 2007 0 Comments

There are at least five ways to quantitatively measure mission involvement, and at least five ways to measure mission effectiveness. Measure mission involvement: These measurements are in ascending order of importance … from least

June 11, 2007 0 Comments

Sure, spiritual growth is very personal, often unpredictable, and difficult to put into words. But it is really not as hard to measure as we may think. Count how many new small group