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Ten Ways Church Leaders Can Get More New Ideas
Are you stuck in a rut? Do you find yourself searching the web for solutions to ministry problems, or looking for the latest church leadership workshop? I'd like to suggest some other ways to …
May 17, 2012 - Margaret Marcuson
The Church is not the Titanic (a mini manifesto)
I'm not trying to stick my head in the sand. I can read a bar graph as well the next guy. I know The Church is struggling. I also know that for myself, and for every church I've been a part of, there …
May 12, 2012 - Mitch Todd
6 distinct FLASH MOB secrets for your church
Do you tear up at those YouTube flash mob videos where unsuspecting people are suddenly serenaded by dozens of extraordinarily talented strangers? I do—every time! I've tried to figure out why …
May 10, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
3 radical worship ideas
When I was a child, I thought as a child, and had lots of ideas, but when I grew up and worked in a church, I was afraid to have an original thought of any kind. Have you ever had the feeling you're …
May 2, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
Continuing church vs. state challenges
Presidential election years have a way of stirring voters' interest, particularly in our 24-7 electronically-wired society. Yet church leaders caught up in the frenzied speculation and anticipation …
April 26, 2012 - Thom Rainer
Decisive is wise. Divisive is not!
I don't know how Solomon did it. Two women approach him, both claiming ownership of a baby. He calmly pulls out his sword as if to divide the poor thing, and thus determines the identity of the true …
April 17, 2012 - Mitch Todd
Is your church an organism or an organization?
The church is an organization that must be led and managed. Theologian Emil Brunner even suggested that since earliest times this is the primary way theologians have viewed the church. Scripturally …
April 17, 2012 - Bob Whitesel
Book review: Great by Choice
The premise behind this work is that instability is chronic, uncertainty is permanent, change is accelerating, disruption is common, and we can neither predict nor govern events. We believe there …
April 16, 2012 - Tom Harper
Thinking about mentoring
One of the great blessings in ministry is the opportunity to walk alongside others in a discipline relationship. Often, deep friendship arises from such relationships—which is exactly the case …
April 12, 2012 - Thom Rainer
Chapter 14: Align your offsite meetings in three ways
Leadership Principle #14 – Offsite meetings work best with single-minded focus on their purpose. "'The temple that I am building will be great, for our God is greater than any of the gods …
April 11, 2012 - Tom Harper

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