Credibility Essential for Leadership
…the organization’s goals. This article is an excerpt from Lovett’s book Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, and Integrity, Revised Edition, © 2010 Abingdon Press, used by permission. The book is…
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When Christians Get It Wrong
…bring. Adam’s sermon series is available as a book from Abingdon Press under the same title, When Christians Get It Wrong, available from Amazon and Cokesbury. Lovett H. Weems, Jr….
Reach More Volunteers
…This article is an excerpt from Jim and Jennifer’s book, Start This, Stop That: Do the Things that Grow Your Church (Abingdon, 2012). Used by permission. The book is available…
Quarterly Financial Statements Enhance Giving
…stay on track with their giving. Help maintain accurate records. With each statement, we say, “This is our record of your giving. If your records are different, please call ore-mail…
Connect Community Events to Worship
…attendance also doubled, which led to double-digit first-time professions of faith. This article is an excerpt from Jim and Jennifer’s recently published book, Start This, Stop That: Do the Things…
Helping Youth Have a Faith of Their Own
…helped to grow from where they are. In their book : Stability and Change in the Religiosity of America’s Adolescents(Oxford University Press, 2011), the authors follow up with 2,530 young…
The Go-To Church
…our members?” The Go-To church asks, “What about the people who live outside our doors and in our community?” The Go-To church doesn’t ask, “What will make our church grow?”…
Measuring What Matters: A Conversation about Metrics and Mission
…Not Judging by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. The Tussle Over Metrics by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Bearing Fruit: Ministry With Real Results by Tom Berlin and Lovett H. Weems, Jr….
Effective Church-School Partnerships
…a school says they don’t need something, don’t do it. Don’t make assumptions about a school’s need without talking to the leadership. I’ve heard dozens of stories of church-school partnerships…
The Promise and Peril of Conflict
…Christian community (Acts 2:42-47 and Acts 4:32-37) is soon marred by incidents of deception (Acts 5:1-11) and internal conflicts (Acts 6:1-7). While the sudden deaths of Ananias and Sapphira —…
Church as an Uncommon Community
…an uncommon community, one that is truly countercultural in our shattered society — “a house of prayer for all peoples” (Isaiah 56:7). I serve a neighborhood church in suburban Washington,…
Encouraging Personal Devotion during Advent
…was organized to gather logs, pre-drill the holes, cut greens, and invite the congregation to come prepare Advent logs. Advent candles and devotional booklets were provided. Over one hundred families…
Reaching More People during Advent
…Increase Worship Attendance and Bear More Fruit (Abingdon Press, 2013). It is used with permission of the publisher. The book is available from Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources: Encouraging Personal…
Faith and the Use of Church Money
…Business of the Church: The Uncomfortable Truth that Faithful Ministry Requires Effective Management, copyright © 2010, The Alban Institute. Used by permission. The book is available at Amazon and Cokesbury….
Ministry as Leadership
…the attributes, skills, and characteristics of leaders. These are very important, but attention also needs to be given to the vocation of the community, the community’s responsibility for nurturing leaders,…
Becoming a Leader Who Says Yes!
…the problem, but the problem itself. “I serve a dysfunctional church,” a pastor says. “I could never get my people to do that.” “That would never work here,” a layperson…
Planning for Attendance Seasons in the Church Year
We are used to thinking of the seasons of the Christian year such as Advent, Christmastide, Epiphany, Lent. There are also attendance seasons that follow common patterns across congregations. It…
Leadership from Inside Out
…presently defining my life?” Granberg-Michaelson writes, “For pastors in particular, establishing a safe place of trust, whether with…a [small]group or with a spiritual director or counselor, seems indispensable to the…
Developing a Strategy for Your Congregation
…church policy on mission. Where does a church strategy come from? It is a complex and exciting process. In the Old Testament, God’s will is revealed to the prophets. After…
Review of Myth of the 200 Barrier: How to Lead Through Transitional Growth
…(ASA) of 150 or less into a larger program-size congregation with an ASA of 225 or more. The book explains why a “transitional church” (with an ASA of 150 to…
The Digital Ministry Bible
…they are’ increasingly includes social media spaces like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.” Their book, Click 2 Save: The Digital Ministry Bible (Morehouse, 2012) is packed with information about social…
Reclaiming Conversation
One of the most profound and disturbing books I’ve read recently is Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age (Penguin Press, 2015). Turkle is a…
A More Empowering Christmas Gift Give-Away
…scream, “Wind chimes! What the ‘(expletive)’ do I need wind chimes for? I’m homeless!” Needless to say, the volunteer was speechless. I attempted to resolve the issue thinking all the…
Best Practices for Short-Term Mission Trips
…from Laurie’s book Making a Difference in a Globalized World (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014). Used by permission. All rights reserved. The book is available through Amazon or Cokesbury. Related Resources:…
Review of Imagining the Small Church: Celebrating a Simpler Path
…values than the desperate attempt to save full-time clergy positions. And that’s what makes chapter 6, “Bills,” the most important chapter of the book. Willis candidly recounts his journey from…
The Importance of a Narrative Budget
…article is excerpted from Dave’s book From Scarcity to Abundance. Copyright 2005 Anglican Book Centre, ABC Publishing, Toronto. Used with permission. It is available at Amazon and Cokesbury. Related Resources:…
9 Ways Generosity Leads to Healthier and More Purposeful Living
…his earlier book, Passing the Plate: Why American Christians Don’t Give Away More Money (Oxford University Press, 2008). [See “Giving Up to Our Potential”, Leading Ideas April 15, 2009.] It…
A Review of Leading Beyond the Walls
…one who has done that with faithfulness and integrity. Adam Hamilton’s book, Leading Beyond the Walls: Developing Congregations With a Heart for the Unchurched (Abingdon, 2002) is available at Cokesbury…
Worship as Mission
…or “the arts” listed under worship. “Mission” is a completely separate budget category or section, and under it one might find things such as “food bank,” “tutoring,” “ministry with immigrants…
Evidence of Fruitfulness
…there is nothing but leaves. He says to the tree, “No one is going to eat fruit from you again — ever.” (Mark 11:12–14, The Message) That’s a pretty high…
