In the post-COVID world we are entering, I see the need for many churches to replant instead of revitalizing.
Sometimes a season requires rest to master new movements, new rhythms of grace and wonder.
To understand the Great Commission is to understand that each person alive today has been created in the image of God and participates within God's story.
Church leaders thought long and hard about how church online should change in light of COVID. Now our physical services are altered as well.
Skeptics may call the Revolutionary Army's survival and ultimate defeat of the British as good fortune. But George Washington called it Providence.
Young leaders full of ideals and ideas help keep older leaders fresh in their thinking. Older leaders full of experience and wisdom help keep younger leaders from errors that cannot be erased.
I believe the more we know how the brain works, the more effective change managers we'll become.
When you find yourself in the midst of conflict, here's a simple five-step, biblical path to peace.
Are biblically responsible investors simply uneducated and enjoined in a massive, multi-billion-dollar investment scheme of futility?
The past six months of being reopened has given us seven insights into where our church is and how we need to continue pivoting.
We get reports regularly from church leaders who share excitedly about the number of people who have visited the church as a consequence of these efforts. We have heard of many who have become followers of Christ.
Conflict is a highly subjective experience for most people. Subject to interpretation. In nearly all cases, there is a lack of shared information, facts, and understanding.
I would like to share the three "L's" that have helped me stay focused when seeking church transformation.
A World War II veteran, Ben Merold has shown me how to age with grace and how to finish strong.
If you're thinking everything is fine now that the pandemic is receding, think again.
Rather than seeking to enrich our reputation or our coffers, God wants us to chase after spiritual glory in at least four ways.
Jesus put loving your neighbor right up there with loving God. It's that important. So how do we move beyond just being a "good" neighbor to being a Christ-like neighbor?
Crises are not a time to forget the gospel; they are a time when both sharing the gospel and serving those in need converge in a way that brings both glory to God and good to others.
Recently I learned an insight about how people's brains work that helped me see what I may have unintentionally overlooked when I initiated a change.
No matter what's discouraging you today, know this: You're not alone.
