by Bryan Stevenson | Jan 5, 2021 | Church Leadership, Worship
A Matter of the Heart            In the middle of the twenty-ninth chapter of Isaiah just before the prophet speaks of the Messiah, the Lord pronounces a judgment (through Isaiah) on the people of Israel – one that Jesus recalls in Mark 7:7. Isaiah 29:13 And so the...
by Artie Davis | Dec 23, 2020 | Church Leadership
I was having a conversation the other day with an up and coming leader. He was dealing with a very hurtful relationship that ended and he didn’t understand why it was so painful for so long. We discovered his issue wasn’t just the pain of the relationship it was the...
by Bryan Stevenson | Dec 15, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Worship
It was Father’s Day 2001. The weather was perfect.  It was a picturesque scene in a community park next to a lake.  I think there were ducks present.  I set the brand-new portable PA system on the brand-new poles and smiled. It was finally happening. It had been...
by Ron Edmondson | Nov 12, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization
Every organization — whether a church, business or nonprofit– needs change in order to continue to grow and remain healthy. But if you have been in leadership long you know there are some necessary steps to successfully lead change. The fact is change is hard....
by Steve Sjogren | Nov 5, 2020 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
If the church was a mission to the moon, and I was the commander of the mission, my call to Mission Central would be: “Oh God, we have a problem!” The problem is that when the vast majority of people think of the Church, or of a Christian, their thoughts...
