by Craig Sherouse | Dec 4, 2019 | healthy congregation
What is a “healthy church?” At the Center For Healthy Churches we focus on four major characteristics of church health: A Community of Jesus Followers, with a Shared Vision, Thriving Ministry and Trusted Leadership. Vision, Ministry and Leadership develop from the...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 26, 2019 | change, Transitions
Everywhere I look, I see transitions underway. Whether it be friends retiring or relocating, local congregations facing a myriad of change or significant family transitions, everyone is undergoing some sort of change. For several decades, I have watched a parade of...
by CHC | Nov 22, 2019 | Coaching, Consulting
The Center for Healthy Churches is excited to announce its newest formal partnership with the Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity. According to Director Bill Wilson “this partnership will enable both our organizations to better serve clergy and congregations...
by Jayne Davis | Nov 19, 2019 | change
Sometimes we find ourselves out on a ledge. Personally, professionally, as churches. The view can be spectacular, or it can be terrifying. It all depends on which lens you choose to look through.Last weekend I was watching a documentary, Free Solo. I don’t usually...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 12, 2019 | gratitude
Healthy Christians are people of gratitude and generosity. That is a clear biblical truth that has been lived out across the years in church history. If the gospel has not penetrated a person’s heart to the point that they are profoundly grateful, then a key...
by Bill Wilson | Nov 6, 2019 | spiritual discernment
There are some things you will just never hear. Ever seen those lists? “On tonight’s news, we have nothing but good and uplifting stories to report!” Sorry, that’s just not going to happen. Or maybe you’ve seen the list of comments a pastor is likely...
by Mike Queen | Oct 29, 2019 | leadership, roles of ministers
Every day in my prayer time, I give thanks to God for the people who have mentored me and shaped my life along the way. Most of them were not formal relationships. They were simply people who invested in me or people from whom I sought advice. I’ll not share their...
by Matt Cook | Oct 22, 2019 | future
The very first church I pastored was the First Baptist Church of Rosebud, TX. Rosebud wasn’t exactly a bustling metropolis. We numbered 1459 residents back in the day. I remember going to denominational meetings and professional gatherings and coveting the...
by Guy Sayles | Oct 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
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by Jim Kitchens | Oct 8, 2019 | Administration
Over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to work as a consultant with numerous congregations around the country, trying to help them look directly into the adaptive challenges we all face.When I talk with them, they know the way they did church 20 years ago...
