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Church consulting best (and worst) practices Church consulting best (and worst) practices  –  SCC's research shows what pastors appreciate and dislike as they work with consultants. (www.churchconsultation.org)
Trauma vs. daily stress - which opens people to the gospel? Trauma vs. daily stress - which opens people to the gospel?  –  Nelson Searcy talks about his experience with evangelizing people during 9/11, and reveals his interesting conclusion about …
Research data on pastors' perceptions of consultants Research data on pastors' perceptions of consultants  –  69% of pastors were satisfied or very satisfied with their experience working with consultants.
The size of the church consulting market The size of the church consulting market  –  The Society's Future Trends Report quantifies the total number of church consultants in North America and globally. Tom …
How a consultant diagnoses conflict How a consultant diagnoses conflict  –  John Ewart explains how church consultants get to the heart of what's causing friction.

Leadership Blogs

Make Your Group Grow, part 5  8/28/10

Josh Hunt

Read all the research in my new book, Make Your Group Grow
www.joshhunt.com 

9 Crumbling Evangelical Worship Habits   8/27/10

Doug Lawrence

What seems to be replacing them?

Is It Better to Be Loved or Feared? Three Lessons from Machiavelli for Church Leaders  8/26/10

Margaret Marcuson

Do you want to be loved as a leader? Machiavelli said it was better to be feared than loved. Even for church leaders, there's something in what he said.

A new look at Nehemiah's wall  8/24/10

Tom Harper

The ancient story of wall-building teaches three fresh principles about protecting core and culture.

The Mindset of the Class of 2014  8/23/10

Greg Morris

First-year students are descending on college campuses prepared to dive into courses taught by wise and all-knowing faculty who may be ten or even 50 years their senior …

Make Your Group Grow, part 4  8/23/10

Josh Hunt

Make Your Group Grow was released June 4 by Group publishers. Here are a few of the findings of surveying 1000 group leaders. 

Make Your Group Grow, part 3  8/21/10

Josh Hunt

Groups that have lots of parties and lots of people helping with the parties are lots more likely to be growing. 

3 Guys: Shadrack, Meshack, and Get Me Outta Here!  8/21/10

Doug Lawrence

Fiery furnaces or a den full of lions—leadership is tough!

Seven mistakes in ministry  8/20/10

Thom Rainer

A recent conversation with my wife about our years together caused me to reflect on my time as a senior pastor. I realized I had made many mistakes, both personally and …

Ten Tips for Church Leaders on Money and Values  8/20/10

Margaret Marcuson

Here are ten tips for church leaders on money and values.

Make Your Group Grow, Part 2  8/13/10

Josh Hunt

I surveyed 1000 Sunday School leaders to find out what makes groups grow. Here are the results -- excerpt from my new book, Make Your Group Grow

Gil's 7 Team Coaching Tips  8/12/10

Greg Morris

Need a few good ideas on team building and getting better results? Consider these seven ideas.

Is Health Possible in Church Ministry?  8/12/10

Margaret Marcuson

Can we live healthier lives as church leaders? Ministry is a stressful line of work. The constant pressurel can keep us from taking care of ourselves, physically …

How Good is Your "To Be" List  8/11/10

Bill Easum

Over the years I have taught that it is more important to have a "to be" list than a "to do" list. A "to be" list is a list of people you are mentoring to be more than …

3 Excuses for Boring Worship Services  8/11/10

Doug Lawrence

Yeah, like you've never used one of these...

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