Are you facing some difficulties at church lately? Whether your challenges are internal or external,…
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Here are a couple of quotes on courage I’ve been thinking about this week. They…
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Ministry leadership depends on relationships, as I said in my last post. We all learn…
Continue ReadingNine ways to work on connecting with church members in the summertime
Leadership depends on relationships. Summer may be a bit less busy for ministry tasks and…
Continue ReadingSix ways to practice listening at church
In my last post, I wrote about six ways to practice defining yourself at church.…
Continue ReadingSix ways to practice defining yourself at church
Here’s what I think: I want… I’d like to… I’ll be leaving the meeting at…
Continue ReadingA visual reminder of the power of balance in a system
Allyn Harris Dault, a former student of mine at Central Seminary, posted this video on…
Continue ReadingBirth Order and Your Church Board
At the recent Oregon session of the Leadership in Ministry workshop, my colleague, Bob Dibble,…
Continue ReadingWorry about yourself
This 47-second video is a great one for pastors. Funny and apt. (Thanks to my colleague,…
Continue ReadingWhat I learned from my father about ministry
I wrote an article after my mother died about what I’d learned from her that…
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