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Jan 24, 20232 min read

How Are Your Systems?

Designing, developing, and improving church systems is the unsexy work very few church leaders get excited about. But the reality is:...

Jan 17, 20232 min read

The Evolution of Language

The other day I happened to notice a poster about a Big New Blockbuster Movie coming out. The top line on the poster read: “Only in...

Feb 22, 20223 min read

Change Management 101

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...

Apr 13, 20213 min read

Midrash vs. Therapeutic

When I was pastoring, periodically I would do a message series about relationships and the challenges of living life together—whether it...

Dec 29, 20204 min read

The Top 4 Predictions for 2021!

The closing of a year typically engenders a reflective look back and some prognostication for the next one. I would prefer to not look...

Aug 18, 20202 min read

How Are You Communicating?

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

Mar 17, 20202 min read

Covid-19 and the Church

Learnings for Church Leaders from the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Covid-19 virus has turned the world upside down. With hour-by-hour...

Jun 13, 20193 min read

The Art & Science of Changing Service Times

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