by Ed Stetzer | Jan 21, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching
Preaching. Countless people have done it and are doing it. And as we all know, there isn’t just one way of doing it. When it comes to the work of proclamation, we have various strategies and styles–some healthier than others. Three Common Approaches to Preaching What...
by Dave Workman | Oct 22, 2020 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Discipleship
For some unknown reason, I recently stumbled across a 60-year old interview with Ayn Rand by Mike Wallace. As you probably know, Rand’s philosophy was and is controversial to this day: a laissez-faire capitalism and hyper-individualistic philosophy. Her two novels,...
by Travis Stephens | Oct 15, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Discipleship
In my last post, I told you your sermon was overrated, and to my surprise, many of you actually agreed. It just doesn’t make sense to spend 15-20+ hours a week on a 45-minute sermon that most of your congregation is going to forget by Tuesday. Instead, let’s try to...
by Travis Stephens | Sep 21, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
Empathy – The ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Several years ago my wife became a stay at home mom. It was something she had always wanted to do, and we had finally figured out the finances to make it happen. At the time our oldest was in...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Sep 17, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
My brother was in the Marines … a loooong time ago. I was in the Air Force … a looooooonger time ago. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying “Good enough for government work.” I imagine I heard that now and again during my tour in Europe, but I know good and well my brother...