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Do You Have “Missional Integrity”?
The present love affair with corporate mission statements must be more than a framed eight-by-twelve well-wordsmithed paragraph hung on a...
Oct 25, 20222 min read


VBS…an Emergent Problem?
The Integrity value is one of four key elements we’ve identified as being absolutely essential for the health and effectiveness of any...
Sep 6, 20223 min read


How Is Your Mission?
In our work with churches in assessing the four key elements of healthy organizations, the first one we typically look at is the...
Nov 10, 20212 min read


How To Dream...
After years of working with churches, we’re finding that the Imagination element is typically the least exercised of the four critical...
Aug 3, 20213 min read


Spiritual Vitality...and Age
Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...
May 11, 20212 min read


2 Critical Leadership Skills in a Crisis
How Are You Exercising These in Your Church? In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must...
Mar 24, 20202 min read


The Organizational Integrity Triangle
What Do You Think of When You See the Word “INTEGRITY”? Typically, we default to thinking about it at a personal individual level. But...
Feb 18, 20202 min read


The Four Elements of Effective Churches
How About a New Way to Measure Healthy Effectiveness? All healthy churches are characterized by four key traits: Integrity, Passion,...
Jan 21, 20202 min read


The Hidden Power of Healthy Systems
How Effective Are Your Processes For Accomplishing Your Church's Mission? I have to smile when people tell me that they are spiritual,...
Dec 30, 20192 min read


Are You An Elemental Leader?
The 4 Fundamental Factors for Effective Leadership Over the decades, I’ve had some good bosses and some not-so-good bosses. And...
Jun 14, 20193 min read
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