One of my favorite restaurant chains is Rosa Mexicano. It is not one of the order-by-number kind of Mexican restaurants, but a fancier kind of Mexican … [Read more...] about Our Specialty Is…
Is Your Church Enlarging Its Bandwidth?
It was a simple question from a CHC colleague: “Larry, do you have enough bandwidth to help me with a church staff analysis?” Initially, I had no idea … [Read more...] about Is Your Church Enlarging Its Bandwidth?
Jason’s Upside Down World
If asked to identify a favorite New Testament character, most of us go with the predictable and obvious: Barnabbas, Mary, Nathaniel, Peter, Lydia, … [Read more...] about Jason’s Upside Down World
Taking the Right Hill
In his raw, painful, but finally redemptive memoir, The Night of the Gun (NY: Simon and Schuster, 2008), the late journalist David Carr describes his … [Read more...] about Taking the Right Hill
Healthy Beginnings Matter for Pastor Search Process
In a recent training event for congregational conflict interventionists, one of our CHC team members heard Richard Blackburn, a Lombard Peace Center … [Read more...] about Healthy Beginnings Matter for Pastor Search Process
5 Reasons We Should Complain
As a minister and a father, I’m accustomed to hearing people complain, especially my kids. Such phrases as, “I don’t want to go to bed,” or “This … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons We Should Complain
When the Way Up is Down
“What a long time it can take to become the person one has always been!” Thus says Parker Palmer in his book, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the … [Read more...] about When the Way Up is Down
Leadership is overrated. There, I said it…
Leadership is overrated. There, I’ve said it… Recently in a meeting of church and educational professionals I voiced this bias and received a less … [Read more...] about Leadership is overrated. There, I said it…
Sharper than the Sword: The Power of God’s Word
In October, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond had the privilege of hosting all seven volumes of the Heritage Edition of the Saint John’s Bible … [Read more...] about Sharper than the Sword: The Power of God’s Word
