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101 words that will fix your ministry
I thought of using "will repair, mend, put right, get working, restore, overhaul, renovate, or recondition your ministry," but fix is probably the shortest and best word to describe my passion for …
May 19, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
The Church is not the Titanic (a mini manifesto)
I'm not trying to stick my head in the sand. I can read a bar graph as well the next guy. I know The Church is struggling. I also know that for myself, and for every church I've been a part of, there …
May 12, 2012 - Mitch Todd
6 distinct FLASH MOB secrets for your church
Do you tear up at those YouTube flash mob videos where unsuspecting people are suddenly serenaded by dozens of extraordinarily talented strangers? I do—every time! I've tried to figure out why …
May 10, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
Five warning signs of declining church health
December 17, 2004, should have been a day of celebration. Nellie Jo and I had been married 27 years on that date. We were in Naples, Florida, enjoying the sunshine and each other.　 Then the phone …
May 9, 2012 - Thom Rainer
Staying Power: Pastor Gordon pleads to not be fired
At the weekend retreat, an elder of Clarkston Church drew me aside. "We've decided to call for Pastor Gordon's removal. This weekend has been one long sales job. He's trying to get us to buy his …
May 9, 2012 - Bob Whitesel
Critical Abilities, Part 5
Stump and Stone Removal I have been presenting critical abilities a missional leader must possess in order to lead a church in either revitalization or new growth. These abilities build on one …
May 3, 2012 - John Ewart
3 radical worship ideas
When I was a child, I thought as a child, and had lots of ideas, but when I grew up and worked in a church, I was afraid to have an original thought of any kind. Have you ever had the feeling you're …
May 2, 2012 - Doug Lawrence
Critical Abilities, Part 3
Critical Abilities Part 3: Train-building and Saint Francis Last time I shared that the first critical ability a missional leader must possess is the ability to understand the true mission. If we …
April 18, 2012 - John Ewart
Is your church an organism or an organization?
The church is an organization that must be led and managed. Theologian Emil Brunner even suggested that since earliest times this is the primary way theologians have viewed the church. Scripturally …
April 17, 2012 - Bob Whitesel
20 questions for any "value-add" church
Many years ago a pastor told me that churches should be like the famous retailer, Nordstrom—welcoming, tasteful, and endlessly helpful. He modeled his ministry around those values and it showed …
April 13, 2012 - Doug Lawrence

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