As I noted, if someone comes to you with a complaint about someone else, you’re…
Continue ReadingCan You See the Triangles?
How many times in the last week has someone come to you with a comment…
Continue ReadingWhat about Church Governance?
Here’s an interesting blog post by Alban consultant Dan Hotchkiss on church governance. It raises…
Continue ReadingWhat Do You Tell Your Spouse?
I lived in a parsonage next to the church for thirteen years, a situation that…
Continue ReadingHow Do We Handle Succession?
Are you thinking about succession? What will happen when you leave? Churches frequently don’t pay…
Continue ReadingHow Will We Know It’s Us?
My classics reading group has moved on to John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. I’m…
Continue ReadingDo You Observe Ash Wednesday?
I’m a Baptist, and we’re really no good at Ash Wednesday, although we need it…
Continue ReadingIs Your Church Fascinating?
It’s easy for church leaders to lose their sense of humor in January. Winter weather…
Continue ReadingMerry Christmas!
One of my enduring memories from childhood is reading the Christmas story from Luke 2…
Continue ReadingAre You Caught in the Cycle?
Are you getting anywhere? Most of us work in an annual cycle, which moves focus…
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