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…can help a congregation prepare when their pastor is getting ready to leave. Approaching the situation honestly and communicating openly can help a church understand that times of loss, experienced…
…offering. Taylor Burton-Edwards points out that 74 percent of the “nones” grew up with some religious affiliation. Indeed, the increase in the unaffiliated comes mainly from white mainline and evangelical…
…recommendations. The task force research includes a literature review conducted by the Lewis Center, which has unearthed the following noteworthy information, underscoring the need for additional research. Clergy suffer high…
…Your Own Community featuring Laura Heikes — Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode | Podcast transcript All Leadership is Cross-Cultural Leadership, a Leading Voices video featuring Laura Heikes Image by Freepik…
…as we love ourselves. Practical Principles 1. Churches need to open faithfully, not just safely. Churches will need to consider how the changes required to reopen safely could adversely impact…
…common purpose, it does not matter if people come or go because everyone is committed to the practice of loving God and neighbor. Clarity of purpose allows a community to…
…that we mind the doors of our churches not as gatekeepers but as disciples charged with oiling the hinges so that they swing open easily. In a former position, I…
…invited to join God’s mission in their community? The second component was community need. What were the needs in their community? What were the hopes in their community? And what…
Lewis Center Director Doug Powe reimagines the common practice of regifting an unwanted gift. He invites us to think of regifting positively — as a way of passing along to…
…design thinking or innovation, I frankly think this is the faith community’s superpower. Other communities, for example the business community, don’t have quite the same opportunity as those who have…
…community is theologically crucial. Listening is a form of empowering love, a gift of time and kind regard, that leaders can both practice and nurture in faith communities. The need…
…in someone else’s family reunion.” “The ritual that’s intended to affirm community often does anything but that if you happen to be a visitor. Instead, congregation members are communicating clearly…
…communities. Another part of my work is building community through the “beloved community.” One of the challenges is really defining a community that has the complexity and dynamics of diversity….
…one complained, because it was good preaching! This taps into the historical practice of witnessing, which has become something of a lost art in most congregations today. There is power…
…do we do that together? It points us back to community, which is where we started. Related Resources Listening to Your Community by Paul Nixon How Has COVID-19 Impacted Religious…
…free to go at their own pace, or to sink into the rhythm and practices of the church. 2. Anonymity In their haste to be welcoming, churches and their leaders…
…thanks. Annual giving plan. If your congregation asks for members to indicate their giving plan for the coming year, make sure the letter acknowledging this commitment includes a word of…
…senior pastor, with whom do you practice active accountability on behalf of your ministry leadership? Is it the personnel committee of your church? A cluster of other clergy in the…
…and Tom Corcoran. Copyright 2013 by Ave Maria Press, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Notre Dame, IN 46556, www.avemariapress.com. Used with permission of the publisher. The book is available from the…
…new book Empowering Laity, Engaging Leaders: Tapping the Root for Ministry, copyright © 2012 by Judson Press. Used by permission of Judson Press, 800-4-JUDSON, www.judsonpress.com. Related Resources: 50 Ways to…
…bonds us in relationship with those for whom Christ came that all might have life abundant. A news release about the survey by Right Management can be found a twww.right.com….
…instrument, the Leadership Practices Inventory (www.leadershipchallenge.com), designed to help leaders assess their effectiveness in these five areas. In this new book, Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge, Kouzes and Posner…
…be difficult to take opposing viewpoints seriously or listen when people tell us a policy we support is causing harm. Love of neighbor compels us to good faith consideration of…
…InterVarsity Press. www.ivpress.com. The book is available at Intervarsity Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources 5 Benefits of Intergenerational Christian Formation by Holly Allen, Christine Lawton and Cory L. Seibel…
…of Fortress Press, www. fortresspress.com. The book is also available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources Leading through Conflict by David E. Woolverton 5 Suggestions for Managing Conflict in Polarized…
…A Guide for Ministry in the Small Church (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2021) by Dr. Roy L. Spore. www.wipfandstock.com. The book is also available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources…
…cracks and crevices in our community? What are the dreams of our neighbors? How could our building be an intersection of community and connection in our neighborhood? Our questions matter…
…enables persons to make larger charitable gifts than otherwise possible. Most annual gifts come from current income. Planned gifts, however, can come from one’s accumulated assets when they are no…
…asked them, “Why Wesley?” We invite you to follow in their footsteps. We’re accepting applications for the May 2019 cohort through March 4. Learn more and apply today at https://www.churchleadership.com/dmin….
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