by Mark Tidsworth | May 26, 2016 | Opinion
The word “member” was, in its original biblical usage, a very healthy, organic term. It’s found 45 times in the New Testament, with only nine instances in the gospels. Paul uses “member” in his use of the body metaphor in 1 Corinthians...
by Mark Tidsworth | Apr 26, 2016 | Opinion
Sometimes one has the opportunity to watch the collective intelligence of the team rise up, resulting in “a-ha” moments or epiphany experiences. Several lead pastors, during the coaching group portion of our day, were wrestling with leading their...
by Mark Tidsworth | Apr 7, 2016 | Opinion
I don’t hear it much anymore, but it still happens. While doing a church consultation on engaging their community, someone in the room will tell this story: “I remember back in 1968 when this church began. We went door to door in this community, canvassing...
by Mark Tidsworth | Mar 31, 2016 | Opinion
I am engaged regularly for coaching or consulting on the other side of change – when things don’t go so well. Pastors who have initiated a failed change process are typically curious (if they have the luxury of curiosity) about what happened. Certainly,...
by Mark Tidsworth | Mar 25, 2016 | Opinion
Christian churches have a grand opportunity in the United States from now through the year’s end. This presidential campaign is more raucous and polarizing than we’ve seen in some time. Christian disciples with very different political views find...
