Looking Forward, Glancing Back
Every Saturday we take a moment to stare over the horizon at next week, then take a glance back at last week. … More Looking Forward, Glancing Back
Every Saturday we take a moment to stare over the horizon at next week, then take a glance back at last week. … More Looking Forward, Glancing Back
Last week’s post about brokenness raised a number of questions. Here’s what helped me through the experience of brokenness … More Walking Alongside those Experiencing Brokenness
More churches have started churches using the “Daughter Church Model” than all other models combined. Here’s some best practices for starting a daughter church. … More Daughter Church Planting Best Practices
There is a painful blessing that provides depth for Christians. The painful blessing is brokenness. … More The Painful Blessing
Church planting is rapidly becoming the domain of churches. Which model for starting new churches best fits your church? … More Five Iconic Models for Churches Starting Churches
How do you discern whether God is leading you to accept a new leadership role? Here’s my process. … More Discerning Whether to Accept a New Position
As sure as train traffic increases with the fall harvest, each year I’ll work with a handful of churches nearing the end of their life cycles. I see a symbolic relationship between the two. … More Churches Need Skilled Switch Operators
There were a couple of years I thought this week’s trite saying had disappeared from use. But like Chia Pets and mullet hair styles, it just keeps coming back. … More It’s Better to Fade Away than to Burn Out
The anniversary of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks is an opportunity for churches to review how to respond the initial 24 hours of a crisis. … More Leadership Lesson from 9/11
Of the five trite saying leaders need to abandon, this is the one I don’t won’t to let go: “It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” … More It’s Better to Not Need to Ask