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Not even an extremely gifted communicator can rival experience as a teacher. Truth must be experienced to take root. Academia has begun...

Okay, I know, I know. It creeps me out too. But it’s difficult to overlook Paul in the roll call of tour guides for the spiritual destiny...

I once had dinner with a well-known leader of a powerfully influential church after I spoke at his church. I had so many questions to ask...

Of the four essential elements that every leader must exercise—Integrity, Passion, Servanthood, and Imagination—Servanthood seems like it...

Yeah, I know, I know. It’s a tacky mashup of Pixar and Peanuts. But the point is: do we really need “church consultants”? I have to admit...

I love parameters. Seriously. As someone with an artist’s temperament, that sounds contrary, but I actually love when resources or...

Over the years that we’ve worked with churches, it’s been our observation that of the four critical elements of healthy, effective...

After years of working with churches, we’re finding that the Imagination element is typically the least exercised of the four critical...

Organizations have a relatively short shelf life without innovation and, oddly enough, few allot time and resources to imagination and...

“Our culture is competent to implement almost anything and imagine almost nothing.” ~Walter Brueggemann. The promise of a new year after...

According to some neuropsychologists, part of the way our brain functions in order to not burn out is by creating neural pathways so as...

Many years ago I came across an old multi-volume set of John Wesley’s journals. I found his accounts fascinating. Meticulous, inspiring,...

How Are You Exercising These in Your Church? In the book Elemental Leaders, we identify 4 critical elements every effective leader must...

You May Need Some Loyal Mavericks! If you’re of a certain age, the movie Office Space was a painfully awkward story of a mind-numbing,...

How About a New Way to Measure Healthy Effectiveness? All healthy churches are characterized by four key traits: Integrity, Passion,...

How aware are you of your church’s vibe? In bringing people who are estranged from God back to Him, there are only two ways we approach...

You Don't Have To Be An "Artist" To Be Imaginative I’m convinced that the power of imagination and creativity is too often overlooked in...