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Years ago we went through a very difficult season at our church. After a time of crazy growth, we had a number of people leave as a...

Any form of movement requires energy. Energy, however, is hard to come by. As biological creatures, human beings will naturally seek to...

My father-in-law was a remarkable man: a colonel in the Army in the same headquarters in England that General Eisenhower worked from...

Sociologists have noted the unprecedented “acceleration of change” happening in our world.. Information is instantaneous. People change...

Years ago we identified 4 critical elements all healthy churches practiced, regardless of size or stripe: Integrity: systems, processes,...

Decades ago, becoming a learning organization was a common call-to-action in organizational development circles. That is, it was...

Years ago we used to take our kids to a community pool that had a high diving board. I’m not much of a swimmer; if there was an Olympic...

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

Organizations (and leaders) must have a certain amount of change and challenge in order to be fully alive with new questions and...

Managing Change...and Your Personal Vision To say the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives is the understatement of the year. Managing...

Okay, before we reveal this mind-blowing answer, let me offer a disclaimer: this has nothing to do with the size of your church,...

Are Your Service Times Optimal to Reach New People? Recently in coaching a great church in the Columbus Ohio metro area—The Church Next...

Are You Future-Thinking? There’s been a lot written about senior pastors’ transition and succession, particularly as Boomers are in the...