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One September day twenty-two years ago, I was sitting in a Chipotle with my wife Anita and suddenly declared: “I can’t do another...

The present love affair with corporate mission statements must be more than a framed eight-by-twelve well-wordsmithed paragraph hung on a...

The owner of a Chevron station in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle got tired of plastering advertising deals on his sign. Instead,...

In a recent survey of self-identified Christians sponsored by the Barna Group and Navigators, an interesting trend was observed as it...

Last week in a coaching session with a young pastor, we talked through some challenging decisions to make in her church as she’s about to...

One of the more sobering passages for me in the New Testament is the story of John the baptizer’s painful deconstruction. Please apply...

The most generalized common complaint I hear about church operations from staff and pastors is: “I hate meetings.” Especially those who...

I believe that a pastor’s main duty is making sure the mission of the local church is carried out, which is primarily guiding...

Many years ago a fellow pastor introduced me to a graphic that was helpful for a wider view of the Church. He had adapted a construct...

One day while working in Ephesus, the apostle Paul dictated a letter to a terrifically dysfunctional church he had founded earlier. In it...

The church has always struggled with the tension between evangelism and holiness. I have friends who say when it comes to evangelism,...

Depending on your church background and life experience, you might see the Church as either a Fortress or a Force. For instance, if you...

This whacked-out 2020 year is a case study in how circumstances can upend organizations and their leaders: how they function, how they...

I recently spoke at a friend’s church and mentioned that I believe Jesus teaches that we become more whole, more joyous, more fulfilled,...

Managing Change...and Your Personal Vision To say the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives is the understatement of the year. Managing...

So what do you need to blow up in order to move forward? On a recent trip, I took a jaw-dropping train ride from Skagway, Alaska into the...

So you've finally gone through the process of developing a 12-to-18 month strategic plan with your leadership team. But do you know what...