by Bill Wilson | Mar 10, 2021 | Best Practice, Changes, Risk Taking
On this one-year anniversary of the start of the Covid Pandemic, it seems appropriate to take stock and assess the American Church. For many of us, the year has been the challenge of a lifetime in ministry leadership. The obstacles and demands of dealing with the...
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...