by Barry Howard | Mar 10, 2021 | change, future, innovation, Risk Taking
While engaged in a conversation with some of my closest colleagues about the changes and challenges of pastoral ministry, Bill Wilson, Director of the Center for Healthy Churches, made a comment that summarized some thoughts that had been simmering in my mind. He...
by Jim Kitchens | Mar 10, 2021 | identity, innovation, Risk Taking, transformation
Some years ago, I spent a few days at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, one of my denomination’s most vibrant congregations. The church’s campus, prominently located on the “Miracle Mile” in the heart of downtown, makes a bold architectural statement that – at...
by CHC | Nov 10, 2016 | innovation
Dear Friends, I’m writing you to invite you to join us at Disney World in 2017 for a great immersive learning experience for church leaders (both laypeople and professionals). I consider the inaugural Disney-based event, “Hospitality and Creativity,” to have been a...
by Bill Wilson | Jun 11, 2013 | anxiety, change, declining congregation, demise, future, innovation
Are you tired of the doomsday rhetoric about the church in America? Have you noticed that the bandwagon of those predicting the imminent demise of congregational life is filled to capacity? Are you ready to tune out another diatribe proclaiming that the church ship is...
by Bill Wilson | Jun 4, 2013 | change, congregation, declining congregation, healthy congregation, innovation, success, transformation, viability
A friend was recently talking about an organization that is struggling to adapt to some very necessary changes. While not a church, the observation she made about their inability to adjust to a changing world rings true for many of us. Her observation focused on the...
by Bill Wilson | Apr 2, 2013 | change, declining congregation, healthy congregation, identity, innovation, transformation, vision
One effect of growing up in 20th century America is that I love cars. Early on, I got the fever. Played with them as a kid, worked on them, collected them, admired them, dreamed of them. I’ve owned around 25 cars of multiple sorts. Started with a ’64 Chevy Impala and...
