06/30/08 Summer Priorities - Tip 2: Spiritual Habits
Rethink your personal spiritual habits. Spiritual disciplines are always evolving because God is always speaking in new ways. Keep your life and ministry fresh by taking time to ponder new ways to make your life and lifestyle accountable to God....
06/23/08 Summer Priorities - Tip 1: Leadership
Focus the shortlist of people with whom you will step up mentoring in the next year. Prayerfully review your membership list (or better, if you keep records, the names of regular worship participants). Identify the names of individuals who have...
06/16/08 The Success Factor
When it comes to church leadership, there seems to be a word that sends more shivers of horror down their spines than the combination of Stephen King, M. Night Shyamalan, and Boris Karloff could ever pull off. Indeed, this word evokes a fear is so...
06/09/08 Diversity
Diversity is a loaded word in the church … especially in the Mainline. A church that can claim to embrace diversity immediately gets warm smiles from judicatory officials and others "in the know." Indeed, diversity is seen by many, if not...
06/02/08 The Effective Mission Statement
A mission statement is the rudder that points the ship in the direction it’s called to go, and therefore must be sure, strong, and clear so that there is no doubt by anyone where the ship is going. The purpose (mission) of the church is to make...