Change Management 101
Years ago we went through a very difficult season at our church. After a time of crazy growth, we had a number of people leave as a...
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Feb 8, 20223 min
The Challenge of the Easy
Any form of movement requires energy. Energy, however, is hard to come by. As biological creatures, human beings will naturally seek to...
Jul 20, 20212 min
Change. Or End Up With A Subdivision.
My father-in-law was a remarkable man: a colonel in the Army in the same headquarters in England that General Eisenhower worked from...
Jun 22, 20212 min
Why Is Change So Dang Hard?
Sociologists have noted the unprecedented “acceleration of change” happening in our world.. Information is instantaneous. People change...
May 11, 20212 min
Spiritual Vitality...and Age
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...
Apr 7, 20212 min
Conflict Avoidance = Innovation Killer
Decades ago, becoming a learning organization was a common call-to-action in organizational development circles. That is, it was...
Mar 16, 20212 min
Risk, Failure...and Recovery
Years ago we used to take our kids to a community pool that had a high diving board. I’m not much of a swimmer; if there was an Olympic...
Dec 1, 20202 min
Imagination & Change: 3 Big Leadership Questions
According to some neuropsychologists, part of the way our brain functions in order to not burn out is by creating neural pathways so as...
Jul 14, 20202 min
Growth Only Comes From Change
Organizations (and leaders) must have a certain amount of change and challenge in order to be fully alive with new questions and...
Mar 31, 20203 min
Who Is Adjusting Your Vision?
Managing Change...and Your Personal Vision To say the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives is the understatement of the year. Managing...
Aug 21, 20192 min
The #1 Way To Grow Your Church (It's Not Rocket Science)
Okay, before we reveal this mind-blowing answer, let me offer a disclaimer: this has nothing to do with the size of your church,...
Jun 13, 20193 min
The Art & Science of Changing Service Times
Are Your Service Times Optimal to Reach New People? Recently in coaching a great church in the Columbus Ohio metro area—The Church Next...
Jun 13, 20193 min
The Success in Succession
Are You Future-Thinking? There’s been a lot written about senior pastors’ transition and succession, particularly as Boomers are in the...
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