“Can You Imagine A Church Where….”
I don’t know about you but sometimes I forget why I got into this in the first place. Sometimes I find I can lose my way and get focused...
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Are we embarrassed? The Under Use of Marketing in Congregations
Congregations undoubtedly do amazing work. We have health services, food banks, children’s programming, leadership development, summer...
Confessions of a Church Drifter
I sat at the table in Starbucks across from Tara. From the start, I knew I was not in a welcoming conversation when she refused to order...
The Attributes of Strong Leadership & Tilling the Soil
Jim Collins writes that it’s not just good leadership that moves organizations or communities toward excellence, but “Level Five...
Ebb and Flow Decision Making*
Congregations within our Baptist family lean towards one of two poles while making decisions. Some elect leaders to give spiritual...
THE SAFEST PLACE IN THE WORLD
Some years ago a friend told me that he had asked his 16 year old daughter what she considered to be the safest place in the world. She...
The Church as a City of Refuge
This June, my wife and I visited the village of La Chambon sur Lignon, in the mountains of France near the borders of Switzerland and...
God Doesn't Always Say ‘Go’!
I’m a pretty active guy. Can’t sit still. Always on the go. So, I love preaching Genesis 12:1 and Matthew 28:19! These verses provide...
The Practices of a Flourishing Rural Church
While over eighty percent of Canada’s population live in urban centers, 90% of our diverse landscape is ministered to by rural pastors...
Beyond “Love It or List It”
In my work as a consultant for mission and capital planning I have become drearily familiar with the church version of a popular real...
Space and Place Speak
In our first blog, Dr. Joel Thiessen outlined five aspects of flourishing congregations that will inform much of what we do together over...
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