by Mark Tidsworth | Feb 13, 2019 | Opinion
Aspiration is moving toward the best expression of church we can be, faithfully living the gospel of Jesus Christ with relevance in our community We yearn, long and stretch for it because we so want to be invigorated communities of disciples, who are making disciples...
by Mark Tidsworth | Feb 12, 2019 | Opinion
The statistics are overwhelming. Avoid them if you can. Recently, I was in an event where a person from the national office of a mainline denomination was telling their recent story. The decline in number of churches and in-church membership during the last 10 years...
by Mark Tidsworth | Dec 28, 2018 | Opinion
There it was again; this time on the bumper of the car parked next to mine: “Go Local.” These stickers seem to be everywhere. We are encouraged to shop at locally owned businesses, dine in locally owned restaurants and bank with locally owned community banks....
by Mark Tidsworth | Sep 27, 2018 | Opinion
The seeds planted in the congregational growth environment, which become the harvest of adaptive change, are sown long before any change initiatives are introduced. In fact, insightful pastors, church staff and lay leaders answer these six significant questions before...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jun 1, 2018 | Opinion
He’s been our stable and reliable friend for so long, that “Average Sunday Attendance” (ASA) metric. We knew what he meant and maximized his role. We accepted his gift of reliable information, integrating him into so much of what we do. He informed...
