Resilience is a buzzword that gets thrown around a lot these days. Lectures, TED Talks, Brené Brown, Oprah, Sheryl Sandberg… it seems everyone … [Read more...] about The Work of Resilience
Congregational Health and Social Justice
At the Center for Healthy Churches we don’t tend to dwell on controversial topics. We’re an organization that focuses on congregational best … [Read more...] about Congregational Health and Social Justice
Speaking the Truth in Love
One of the projects I’m working on these days is to help three presbyteries in the Mountain West think about their future. All … [Read more...] about Speaking the Truth in Love
Helping Your Congregation Survive and Thrive
Our Methodist colleagues in Minnesota made national news this week as they made the difficult decision to close and relaunch the Cottage Grove campus … [Read more...] about Helping Your Congregation Survive and Thrive
Healthy Congregation: A Community of Jesus Followers
What is a “healthy church?” At the Center For Healthy Churches we focus on four major characteristics of church health: A Community of Jesus … [Read more...] about Healthy Congregation: A Community of Jesus Followers
Are you Ill?
My grandmother often used a word to describe herself or other people. It was the word “ill”. She did not use it to describe someone who was sick with … [Read more...] about Are you Ill?
Bullies in the Church
I had the privilege of volunteering in a local elementary school in its drug awareness and violence prevention program. The fourth graders were … [Read more...] about Bullies in the Church
Asleep at Church
Several years ago, we tried something radical on Wednesday evenings at our church. Over the course of five weeks, we had prayer meeting. This was not … [Read more...] about Asleep at Church
The #metoo Movement and the Church
#MeToo, a social media movement that began in November 2017, has ignited awareness of and accountability for sexual harassment. This new awareness of … [Read more...] about The #metoo Movement and the Church
