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…Select a retreat venue that provides maximum comfort for your retreat participants. Select a venue that is accessible, provides temperature controls, comfortable seating, good food, and beautiful surroundings. Be sure…
…ground. The first church I ever served called and asked me to come back and preach one Sunday. It was as rural a church as you have ever seen. And…
Olu Brown, founding pastor of the fast-growing Impact Church in Atlanta, says that difficult conversations just come with the territory if you are a leader. He recommends confronting these situations…
Amy Yarnall writes about the launch of a new satellite worship service by two churches on a two-point charge. Last spring, a new worshipping community was born in Cecil County,…
…Presence As a pastor becomes a part of the congregation, the pastor must guard his or her schedule to make time for congregants. The community will call, denominational loyalties will…
…And yet, complaints about unproductive meetings are common. Someone needs to be clear about the purpose, shape the agenda beforehand, and keep the discussion from veering far off track. What…
…worth rethinking a more distributed and released church model that can be more effective at reaching friends, neighbors, co-workers, and communities. In 2020, if coming to Christ means coming to…
…since you helped someone who is different than you? This article is adapted from a post that appeared on Carey Nieuwhof’s blog, careynieuwhof.com. Used by permission. Related Resources Free Video…
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Many churches today desperately need to fall in love with their communities again. Increasingly, congregational life and community life spin in different orbits with little connection. That is not how…
…finding ways to show compassion even when we cannot meet in person. Community Outreach Extending this compassion to neighbors or others outside of the church can be a sign of…
…quantitative analysis of research data (descriptive statistics, correlations, modeling, etc.); d) contribute to qualitative research analysis including coding, data search, visualizations, etc.; e) help with participant observations and; f) contribute…
…in every decision. “Why wasn’t I asked about that? Why didn’t that come through my committee?” Leaders genuinely search for clarity about their responsibilities. Yet when every leader expects to…
…and easy, contemporary music, or attractive, ‘high-energy’ leaders. What connects teenagers to church? Lytch concludes that a sense of belonging, the search for meaning, and the opportunity to develop competence…
…of asking Why? will get to the root of the problem. The 5 Whys was a critical component of Toyota’s problem-solving methodology from the beginning of the company. The founder,…
…lower attendance. But one highlight of an otherwise discouraging year was the pitching of a Los Angeles Dodgers rookie. Hideo Nomo became the first Japanese player to compete in the…
…importance of their endeavor is properly explained. If they don’t have enough volunteers, they find ways to widen the search by asking people in the community who may not even…
…Team in Search of Its Soul. It is Jackson’s reflections on his last season as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. Though it was not Jackson’s explicit purpose,…
…Beyond the Wall: Revisiting the Five Fruitful Practices,” a Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode featuring Robert Schnase Taking Church to the Community Video Tool Kit Your Community is Your Congregation…
…which persons had poured incredible amounts of research, labor and time, was overturned at the last minute on a legal technicality. There was shock, anger, and various degrees of resignation….
…search of a corporate story into which they can jump. C.S. Lewis once observed that there comes the day when one realizes one isn’t going to be a Great Person…
…in the Revised Common Lectionary. But perhaps most importantly, each book gives witness to an individual preacher’s search to claim an authentic, credible voice on issues of money and faith….
…for the disproportionate aging of clergy compared to the population?” Do church leaders now need to intensify their search for what those factors are and seek to address them? Those…
…strength. Have conversations with those who may have more knowledge of your surrounding community. Talk with those who deal regularly with people in the community you do not know, including…
…specify the knowledge and practices leaders require. While some church leaders start new ministries to reach the unserved, most clergy lead in well-established churches. They have a history, traditions, and…
…the way of a congregation being truly open and inclusive. The church is a movement defined by shared values, commitments, and actions, not a household family linked by a shared…
…complicated and navigating this complicated space in the midst of a pandemic continues to create anxiety and tension. Some are waiting for the remaining vaccinations to move from emergency status…
…our nearly 20,000 subscribers. Top 10 Reasons Visitors Don’t Come Back What do visitors say when asked why they don’t return to a church? Thom Rainer outlines the top 10…
…more, we’re seeing both in theory and in practice, the answer for many of the church’s current and future challenges comes in the form of intergenerational relationships. Young people learn…
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