by Brian Jones | Nov 17, 2022 | Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Small Church / Rural Church
Each Spring I set out a red bird feeder in my backyard. It is a red metal box that stands affixed on a 5’ pole. I always position it so we can see the swarm of birds that come to it through our kitchen window. I’ve always felt that that bird feeder is the simplest...
by Dave Workman | Nov 7, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
The present love affair with corporate mission statements must be more than a framed eight-by-twelve well-wordsmithed paragraph hung on a wall. It’s one thing to have a clear focus…and another thing to actually do it. I walked into a fast-food chain...
by Ron Edmondson | Oct 31, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership
Would you rather lead with influence or control? Hopefully, the answer comes easily, but regardless of the answer, it doesn’t always play out that way for many leaders. Let me be honest. I can be a controlling person. It’s part of my character. My StrengthsFinders...
by Ron Edmondson | Oct 13, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
We need to attract some sharp church planters to move from one Kingdom-building opportunity to another Kingdom-building opportunity. Some sharp church planters need to move to church revitalization. I’m frequently in conversations concerning the need to get younger...
by Ron Edmondson | Sep 29, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Coaching
How does a team become idle? Team idleness is a term I use to describe a team failing to move forward towards its desired goals and objectives. The term simply means things have stalled. Therefore, team idleness means for a span of time there is no – or very little –...