Hope is a strong biblical word, but too often we use it as a fantastical projection of a desired end.
It is cliché to say the landscape of church ministry has changed in the past five years, but it is most definitely true.
Here are five things that I hope can help you when you're under constant stress and there's no light at the end of the tunnel. I know they've helped me in hard seasons.
Before you abandon your current vision, take a closer look to see if it can be animated with fresh meaning.
For many churches, the quarantine was a time for introspection and evaluation.
In the post-COVID world we are entering, I see the need for many churches to replant instead of revitalizing.
Church leaders thought long and hard about how church online should change in light of COVID. Now our physical services are altered as well.
We can't totally go back to pre-COVID times, but we don't know what the future holds, either. We're living in the in-between space.
The past six months of being reopened has given us seven insights into where our church is and how we need to continue pivoting.
These biblical tips for healthy living may be just what you need as you face a post-pandemic world.
I'm guessing you probably feel busier than ever. Almost every leader I talk to does.
The parable of the sower in Matthew 13 helps prepare church leaders for the sad reality that not all Christians will remain faithful.
In today's turbulent times, leaders are being called upon to lead with more courage than ever before. But how can you lead courageously, when you're just not feeling particularly brave?
As hard as the last year has been, you've learned so much in this disruption that to simply re-embrace what was will destroy what can be.
Some people in your church or ministry may be excited to use the current season as a launching pad for more change, but others expect a "return to normal."
Though we don't have a precise picture of what churches will look like two years from now, we are at least getting some early indicators as the congregations regather.
Most of the attention has been focused on the regathering of in-person worship services, but small groups are regathering as well.
There will always be days when life takes over your work and other days when work takes over your life.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that America is going through its longest sustained decline in life expectancy in a century.
When will our churches get back to normal? If "normal" means pre-COVID behavior, we will not return at all. We will, however, experience a new normal. We have to be ready for it when it comes.
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