by Dave Workman | Sep 28, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Coaching
“No one in my master’s house is more important than I am.” ~Joseph (Genesis 39:9a CEV). It seems the fall of prominent Christian leaders has become a weekly news item. In so many words, personal integrity becomes the tagline of each story. Compared to...
by Jim Sheppard | Sep 2, 2021 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism
I spend a lot of time in churches with church leaders and their people. I gave a lot of thought to what the game changers are for churches and I have chosen one that is simple and, to a lot of people, pretty obvious. It is right under their nose. My only fear is that...
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 22, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
In Acts 2, when Peter was inspired to preach mightily by the power of the Holy Spirit, he was evidencing an amazing amount of “faith casting.” In that case, the place where they were meeting was affected by the presence of God in response to what the...
by Dave Workman | Jul 15, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Sociologists have noted the unprecedented “acceleration of change” happening in our world. Information is instantaneous. People change locations more, change work more, change relationships more in our time than any other. And let’s be honest: a pandemic has...
by Brian Jones | Jul 13, 2021 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
I believe churches only grow when their Senior Pastors have a crystal clear vision of where God wants to take their church, and that vision is broadly shared and owned. Here is a three-year snapshot of a twenty-year plan we believe God has set before us as a church....