Why Pastors Should Know what Everyone Gives 7/30/10
Recently I have been asked by a couple of people why the pastor should know what everyone gives. As one person said, "Doesn't that cause you to play favorites …
The size of the church consulting market
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The Society's Future Trends Report quantifies the total number of church consultants in North America and globally. Tom Harper summarizes the numbers in this video. 
How a consultant diagnoses conflict
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John Ewart explains how church consultants get to the heart of what's causing friction. 
A growing market for church consultants
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"The demand for qualified, experienced consultants is outpacing supply." - Tom Harper, SCC president 
How change, fear, personalities & sin cause conflict
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Dr. John Ewart explains that misplaced fear creates a dynamic that leads to conflict. 
Introduction - future trends in church consulting
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Tom Harper lays the ground work for the 2010 Future Trends in Church Consulting Report, published by the Society for Church … Leadership Blogs
Top Priority for Great Commission Collaboration 7/29/10
Five factors are essential for starting a collaborative kingdom oriented initiative. One stands above the rest …
Four Things Church Leaders Can Learn about Reinvention from Tony Bennett 7/29/10
Are you feeling the need to reinvent yourself in ministry? Singer Tony Bennett's experience offers four ways church leaders can revive and renew themselves.
Gen-X Response to Rainer's Five Trends 7/27/10
I thought I might offer a Gen-X sort of response to Thom’s earlier Five Major Trends for Churches in America.
Five major trends for churches in America 7/23/10
Predicting the future can be risky, a process that can be compared to forecasting the weather. Still, research shows there are potential developments in the Boomer and …
What Do You Do with Your Money? 7/23/10
Church leaders need to pay attention to their own personal finances. If we can be thoughtful about personal money management, it will help our leadership in …
Build an Army of Prophets 7/20/10
A chapter excerpted from Leading from the Lions' Den: Leadership Principles from Every Book of the Bible (B&H, 2010).
5 Commitments for Integrity 7/19/10
As leaders, we cannot impart that which we do not possess. We cannot expect integrity from colleagues, subordinates, friends or family members, if our lives are not …
25 Years of Being a "Secret Shopper Worshiper" 7/18/10
10 easily corrected things I found...is this your church?
Five Lessons for Church Leaders from Indiana Jones 7/14/10
Church leaders can find help in crisis and challenge from Raiders of the Lost Ark's hero Indiana Jones. Here are five lessons to learn.
How Millennials view the community 7/9/10
Churches can learn much from the younger generation known as the Millennials. They believe in serving and loving their communities as natural elements of their Christian …
3 Ways to Have an Ideal Working Relationship with a Senior Pastor 7/8/10
A worship guy's longevity in the church and how it was negotiated...
3 Ways Tithing Makes for Complicated Giving 7/7/10
There are many ways to encourage generous giving; and, frankly, the tithe may be the most complicated.
A Desire for Christian Stewardship 7/5/10
In order for Christian stewardship to take root, we must have a desire in our hearts for those things that we have been taught in our heads.
