by Bill Owen | Aug 22, 2017 | healthy congregation
Church people talk. They talk about all kinds of things. They talk about the pastor, her sermon, how many people used to be in worship, and what we ought to be doing but haven’t yet. This kind of talk can be threatening to a pastor, but it doesn’t have to be. Having...
by Bill Wilson | Feb 21, 2017 | healthy congregation, support
When our grandson was 10 months old, he underwent a medical emergency. His immune system was compromised and his body was under assault from an infection. He needed immediate treatment and the diagnosis called for him to receive intravenous immunoglobulin. This is a...
by David Hull | Jun 21, 2016 | healthy congregation, healthy ministry
Last Christmas my wife and I gave each other personal fitness trackers. These are tools that you wear on your wrist and the tracker will keep count of the number of steps that you take during the day, the miles that you walk, the number of calories you burn, your...
by CHC | Feb 26, 2016 | healthy congregation, success
This article originally appeared in Perspectives from Congregational Consulting Group at http://www.congregationalconsulting.org/want-a-healthier-congregation-start-with-better-meetings/ Nearly every congregation has a hushed story about one. That “awful meeting” in...
by Larry McSwain | Jan 19, 2016 | congregation, healthy congregation
January is a typical month for giving attention to one’s body after the gluttony of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The airwaves are full of advertisements for the latest nutrition, exercise, or medicinal program for losing weight, regaining physical strength, or feeling...
by Bill Wilson | Jan 12, 2016 | conflict, healthy congregation
It was early in my pastoral ministry. I still thought my primary job was to please people and make them happy, ensure their comfort, and leave them liking me. Thus, when someone disagreed with me or criticized me, I spent many anxious hours, usually pre-dawn,...
