Anyone feeling anxious? A better question: anyone NOT feeling anxious? God’s people in the 21st century suffer a serious malady. We mouth the words … [Read more...] about High Anxiety
When Church Gets it Right
As soon as I walked into the church building, I felt it. The day was significant. In fact, it’s what brought me here. The preparation was obvious. … [Read more...] about When Church Gets it Right
Reading the Landscape
What is the most important tool in the pastoral toolbox? What ability will strengthen all the other abilities with which one is endowed? And what … [Read more...] about Reading the Landscape
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
Making Sense of Change
Everywhere I look, I see transitions underway as we close out 2013. Whether it be friends in the news business, local congregations, ministers in … [Read more...] about Making Sense of Change
Are We Flying our Churches Into the Ground?
Spatial disorientation is the condition in which an aircraft pilot's perception of direction does not agree with reality. It is typically results from … [Read more...] about Are We Flying our Churches Into the Ground?
The Shredding Machine
It was a very impressive group of church leaders. Clergy and laity alike, they were successful and savvy men and women who had been patiently … [Read more...] about The Shredding Machine
Curbing an epidemic
There is a consistent theme in the conversations I have with clergy and laity alike about what frustrates or challenges them most. Without a doubt it … [Read more...] about Curbing an epidemic
Recalculating
It comes in a variety of accents. It can be a man’s voice or a woman’s (my favorite is the female Australian). It can break your heart or serve as a … [Read more...] about Recalculating
