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A Continuum of Transformation

In a previous post titled Helping People to Become Inviters, I talked about giving the people in our churches more resources for becoming...

Let's Talk About Church Consultants...

Yeah, I know, I know. It’s a tacky mashup of Pixar and Peanuts. But the point is: do we really need “church consultants”? I have to admit...

How (and How Not!) to Recruit Volunteers

In our post-pandemic world of lower in-person church attendance (averaging about half of what it was pre-Covid), many are left with...

Bringing Dreams to Life

Nothing should thrill a leader more than overhearing a volunteer describing the mission of the organization in a way that sounds as if...

Existential Ekklesia Angst

In our work with churches, we primarily assist with what we call “organizational discipleship”. It’s the idea that pastors and church...

The Hidden Danger of Clarity

For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. (1...

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...