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 … [Read more...] about Church Fitness Tracker
Want a Healthier Congregation? Start with Better Meetings
This article originally appeared in Perspectives from Congregational Consulting Group at … [Read more...] about Want a Healthier Congregation? Start with Better Meetings
How Do We Describe a Healthy Church?
January is a typical month for giving attention to one’s body after the gluttony of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The airwaves are full of … [Read more...] about How Do We Describe a Healthy Church?
Agreeable disagreement
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 … [Read more...] about Agreeable disagreement
Staffing for Survival
What is the most important staff position at your church? Of course, as a former pastor, I must declare that we cannot function without a pastor. But … [Read more...] about Staffing for Survival
STOP/LOOK/LISTEN
Our recent CHC column on the future of denominational entities engendered a wide range of responses. This one is from Bob Dale, noted … [Read more...] about STOP/LOOK/LISTEN
Are denominational bodies doomed?
The recent news stories describing the massive layoffs at the International Mission Board of Southern Baptists, the nearly 50% downsizing of the … [Read more...] about Are denominational bodies doomed?
How to be a Family of Faith
Twenty years ago our congregation adopted five core values. The one which speaks to our internal relationships says, “In relationships…Family.” Our … [Read more...] about How to be a Family of Faith
Three Signs of a Healthy Church
After thirty-seven years of working in and alongside churches, I believe church health may be the best lens available to assess the culture of today’s … [Read more...] about Three Signs of a Healthy Church
