How to Connect Personally: Brick by Brick
In order to connect with people, we need to encourage and love them. If we dig in and look at the word encouragement from its… Read More »How to Connect Personally: Brick by Brick
In order to connect with people, we need to encourage and love them. If we dig in and look at the word encouragement from its… Read More »How to Connect Personally: Brick by Brick
Let’s agree from the get-go that we were never meant to do life alone. We were created and meant to live our lives in connection… Read More »How to Connect Personally: Four Common Mistakes
What can we expect for our Church in 2022? It’s clear that our path forward cannot be a return to a culture of Christendom. While… Read More »Leadership: Apply Values to Keep Christ at the Center
Many people want a place to belong, particularly a place where they contribute to a larger mission. We’ve all been stretched and challenged over the… Read More »Big Church Made Small: Belong
Making a big church feel small is a culture shift which means that we need to find ways to let church members, volunteers, and staff… Read More »Big Church Made Small: Prioritize Small Groups
A growing church is exciting! More people means impact, more opportunity, and more ministry. More people also means more people—in other words, crowds. No matter… Read More »Big Church Made Small: Make Everyone Feel Known
Earlier this week, I was talking with a Senior Pastor friend about how quickly time raced by in raising our children. He let me in… Read More »Maximize Our Marbles
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Adapting is what we are constantly called to do because there’s always a last-minute meeting called that bumps other meetings, or suddenly the inbox is… Read More »Intentional Leadership: Listening to Better Focus
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One of the most difficult tasks for any of us is having a plan and sticking with it. Distractions abound in our family and church… Read More »Pastoral Team: Self Care
Does your church have a sizeable endowment? Don’t worry – if the answer is no, you certainly are not alone. Often our church stewardship plans… Read More »Creative Giving Tools for Churches: Planned Giving