Leadership from Inside Out
…was a top executive with the World Council of Churches and a member of its Executive Committee. Before you begin to think of him as perched in some ivory tower,…
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Top Leading Ideas Articles of 2018
…comfortable size while ignoring well-established truths about church growth. Growth, he says, requires doing something new. Read more now. 5 Practices for Fruitful Congregations in a Post-Attractional Era Robert Schnase’s…
Lovett Weems Recommends Books by Peter Drucker
…out, when nonprofit organizations were almost universally poorly managed compared to for-profit organizations. But over the years, that situation changed. He highlighted some exemplary models of nonprofit management practices and…
How to Grow the Leaders Your Church Needs to Thrive
…In the church we are called to make leaders of leaders of leaders. This leadership statement contains a simple but profound three-part formula for compound leadership development. We in the…
3 Strategies for Leading Beyond Your Blind Spots
…see but we cannot quite see in ourselves. Leaders need comprehensive and objective feedback to identify their blind spots and lead past them. To complicate things even further, the very…
4 Characteristics of Good Discipling Relationships
…(discipler, disciple, mentor, coach, or small group partners), it is a voluntary, free will, noncompulsory relationship. It is fed by honesty, trust, compassion, and love. We may ask an accountability…
Why Clergy Personal Finances Matter
…can see great improvement in a short period of time. And that growth in competency reduces anxiety and leads to a sense of personal liberation and empowerment as leaders. We…
50 Ways to Engage Local Schools
…engaging local schools, churches can build bridges of hope within their community that can lead to stronger schools and stronger churches Image by pressfoto on Freepik Download a PDF of…
A Gracious Invitation to Generosity
…understand the generous nature of God and our call to participate in God’s generosity, so many other parts of our faith story come into clearer focus. In John’s telling of…
50 Ways to Improve Pastoral Transitions
…the pastoral relations/personnel committee early and regularly. Pay particular attention to pastoral care and preaching. Meet community leaders including other clergy. Be visible in the community. Develop a plan to…
To the Point: Fresh Expressions
…to form church Some characteristics the Church of England seeks in these new worshiping communities include: It is Christian, communal, new. It serves others in the community. It engages non-church…
To the Point: Suggestions for Churches with a Young Pastor
…people, but not without openness to other kinds of change. Congregations sincere in their desire to work with a younger pastor to reach emerging generations must be flexible and open…
To the Point: Suggestions for Churches with a Single Pastor
…should work on the tender balance between being supportive and allowing privacy.” Church members can often subconsciously communicate the assumption that they expect their pastor to be married. For example,…
To the Point: Should Pastors Know What Members Give?
Every time I teach on stewardship, this question invariably comes up: “Should pastors have access to contribution records?” In some congregations, pastors are prohibited from knowing what people contribute. In…
Should a Pastor Know What Church Members Give?
Every time I teach a stewardship workshop or class, this question invariably comes up: “Should a pastor have access to contribution records?” In some congregations, pastors are prohibited from knowing…
How Do New People See Your Church?
…greeters, and a host of other things. A good host knows that the most important person is the stranger or the one left alone. If people can come to focus…
Connecting Generosity to Faith
…tomorrow in a life of discipleship. What will it take to help church members practice what Bishop Robert Schnase calls “extravagant generosity”? To get from here to there we have…
To the Point: Connecting Generosity to Faith
…ungenerous time in America. This is a big topic on the web among servers as well. What will it take to help church members practice what Robert Schnase calls “extravagant…
From Assimilation to Acculturation
…(the congregation and the individual) change to some degree to accommodate the norms and values of one another. (Cox and Beale, Developing Competency to Manage Diversity, Jossey-Bass, 1997, 204-205) I…
Learning from Growing Churches in England
…more common among declining churches. Worship is a good example. No particular style of worship led to growth, but how the worship style was chosen was critical. Growing churches openly…
The Parable of the Sower and the Experience of Church Growth
…its impact on our community. That is exactly what is happening in our community; and to this day, I go to bed not fully understanding it. This article is excerpted…
Reviving Old St. Patrick’s Church
…do you want us to do?,” the question is more appropriately one of discerning God’s mission for the church to which all commit themselves. The story of Old St. Patrick’s…
Bringing about Systemic Change through Social Entrepreneurship
…the Northwood Appold Community Academy (NACA). Located in what was once the Christian education wing of the church, NACA (www.nacacad.org) is an innovative, entrepreneurial approach that comprehensively addresses educational disparities…
Spiritual Leaders and Vision
…their hope in God’s coming reign, they work to help a congregation discern a compelling vision for itself. Spiritual leaders help others to follow that vision. In leading toward a…
Quiet Leadership by Public Leaders
…committee chair, and lay speaker. In his early campaigns, some writers pointed out that his speeches projected certain basic values and ideals. He certainly felt that his public commitments were…
Changing Congregational Trends
…and place. Related Resources: Download a free PDF of the full report American Congregations 2015: Thriving and Surviving Next Sunday is Not a Presidential Primary by Lovett H. Weems, Jr….
New Findings about American Congregations
…is a strong positive correlation between spiritual vitality and financial health. Increasing financial health leads to greater giving to mission. A free download of the report can be found athttps://faithcommunitiestoday.org/research-based-products-congregational-leadership….
Improving Worship Attendance in a Post-Pandemic World
Learn best practices your church can use to increase in-person and online worship attendance. For most congregations, attracting new people was a challenge even before the pandemic. Now, churches must…
5 Ways to Encourage People to Increase Their Giving
…asking for a percentage increase, because the parishioner will often compare the percent raise they got on their job with the percent increase the church is asking for: “I didn’t…
New Questions for a New Day
…the advent of online worship. In another church for disenfranchised members of gay and lesbian communities of color, those logging on are finding a likeminded community so esoteric that only…
