by Travis Stephens | Apr 27, 2021 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
I’ve been thinking a lot about connections lately. I haven’t really made up my mind completely, but I know they’re important. Maybe more important than I ever took the time to fully realize. Possibly more important than just about anything else when it comes to people...
by Ed Stetzer | Apr 1, 2021 | Church Health, Discipleship
This time last year we were the church on our heels. A global pandemic shut down much of our world including public services for Easter. As we enter Easter week in 2021, I want to remind us of the remarkable and unique spread of Christianity around our world. ...
by Dave Workman | Mar 11, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
“Virtually everything our modern culture believes about the type of leadership required to transform our institutions is wrong. It is also dangerous. There is perhaps no more corrosive trend to the health of our organizations than the rise of the celebrity CEO, the...
by Travis Stephens | Feb 25, 2021 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
A little over ten years ago, my church hit a growth spurt. One year we grew by 18 percent, the next year 48 percent, and the next year 57 percent. Growth seemed to come easy back then. It’s much different these days, at least for us. Over the past few years, we’ve...
by Ron Edmondson | Feb 18, 2021 | Church Health, Pastoral Burnout, Small Church / Rural Church
A healthy team gives the potential for life to every idea. Every idea has a chance to live. Initially, there are no bad ideas. Healthy teams don’t contain a built-in idea killer. And if there is one they aren’t allowed to remain so for long. Ideas need a chance to...
