6 Ways You Can Reduce Pastoral Vulnerability

by | Jun 20, 2017 | Opinion

There seems to be an increased sense of vulnerability in the pastoral community. Not the courageous choice to share one’s challenges and struggles in appropriate and mission congruent ways, but the experience of being in circumstances where one is overly exposed...

7 Pitfalls When Leading Your Church to Change

by | May 9, 2017 | Opinion

Underestimating the work involved in leading deep change is the most common mistake leaders make when leading congregations toward positive, life-giving, mission-congruent change. The primary expression of this classic mistake tends to be launching our change...

How Your Church Can Transform From Tepid to Robust

by | Mar 14, 2017 | Opinion

Jesus was not even slightly interested in the personal preferences or comfort of his disciples, according to the Gospels. Frequently, his disciples tried to convince him to tone it down. They urged him to modify his call to deny self and follow and to offer a more...

How Well Does Your Church Develop Disciples?

by | Dec 29, 2016 | Opinion

What do you call it in your church? Christian education, Christian formation, faith formation, spiritual formation? These titles reflect our evolving understanding of disciple development in faith communities. At this point in time, I typically use the phrase,...