Personality Inventories for Church Leaders
Personality inventories can be blessings to church staff and leadership. Here’s my experience with inventories. … More Personality Inventories for Church Leaders
Disciple of Jesus. Husband and Father. Pastor and Church Planter. Serving as President of the Ohio District - LCMS.
Personality inventories can be blessings to church staff and leadership. Here’s my experience with inventories. … More Personality Inventories for Church Leaders
Paul Raabe recently identified six “elephants in the room” confronting our Lutheran denomination. For Christianity in America, here are three additional pachyderms in the sanctuary. … More Two Elephants (and a Mastodon) in the Sanctuary
I ordered a decaf coffee at the initial meeting the first time I consulted on a daughter church start. I should have ordered a double espresso. … More Stages Churches Experience Starting Churches
I’m curious as to whether readers are surprised by any of these five marks of turnaround churches. … More Five Marks of Turnaround Churches
Churches don’t need total numerical growth to thrive, but they do need to consistently add new people. This post is explains this seeming contradiction. … More A Deeper Look at Numerical Growth
If you’re in an creative or emotional dry season, here’s five practical ideas for refreshing a stale ministry. … More Five Ideas for Refreshing a Stale Ministry
This post is for people who say they are “spiritual but not religious” or “love Jesus but the church.” It’s also for the people who love said people. … More An Olive Branch for Spiritual but Irreligious People
For the first time in a national election, the number of non-religious voters outnumbered any single religious bloc of voters. What does this mean for churches? … More Uncomfortable Thoughts about Churches and “Nones”
I was recently asked to give a TED-type talk about prayer and personal witnessing. This post represents the heart of the talk. … More Personal Prayer and Evangelism
I was asked recently what I would do differently if I were to start another church. This time, I would start the church from my knees. … More Starting New Churches from Our Knees