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Five thoughts on innovation
Every organization—including churches—must deal with continuing change. The crux of the matter is not if it will occur, but whether the organization can lead change rather than just react …February 3, 2012
| Every organization—including churches—must deal with continuing change. The crux of the matter is not if it will occur, but whether the organization can lead change rather than just react to it. The most common type of proactive change … |
 | Churches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going … |
 | Creativity is a blessing and a curse. Creativity led Pastor Ed Young, Jr. and his bride to place a bed on the roof of their church. Their bed-in drew attention far and wide to Pastor Young's new book on what the Bible has to say about sex. Feel free … |
| You may think that worship in the Episcopalian church is mostly about ritual, but you'd be wrong—as it turns out! My wife and I have been honored by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas to give several of its leaders an introductory glimpse at the … |
 | "With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and others specifically named, with the job description: 'Give thanks to God, for his love never quits!'"1 Chronicles 16.41, The Message It's doubtful you recognize their names. No biblical book bears their moniker … |
| New worship service tomorrow night? Just wanna try something different? Gonna wing it? Good grief,what are you thinkin'!? Is this problem bigger than a breadbox? Last week I spent a wonderful hour with a pastor and new acquaintance—let's call … |
| Often, in worship, I'm at the mercy of my own "Talladega" stream of consciousness as it zooms around a track of pre-occupied hazards—work, family, money, and even lack of self-worth. (With my tongue planted firmly in my cheek...) I try to pay … |
| There's stuff in every life to regret, or about which to at least have faint remorse. This was certainly true of my many years in ministry, and it also seemed to be true for the half dozen or so pastors I asked to help me with this piece. I had to … |
 | By Brian Kluth, Author of the www.GenerousLife.org 30 & 40 Day Devotionals and Founder of www.MAXIMUMgenerosity.org For a car to run well, all the pistons must be firing properly. For a church's finances to run well, all the "generosity" pistons … |
| "The graveyards are full of indispensable men." General Charles De Gaulle "First pride, then the crash. The bigger the ego the harder the fall." Proverbs 16.18, The Message ______________________________________ Although the national election is … |
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Making Multisite Mergers Work: New Options for Being One Church in Two or More Locations
The number of church mergers in the U.S. and Canada has been rising over recent decades, many of which are multisite or become multisite. In fact, one in three multisite campuses is created as the …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Hire or Freeze? Churches Take Differing Staff Approaches to Keep External Focus
Blackhawk Church is moving forward with plans to hire a new Director of Impact, while NorthCoast Church has chosen to sit tight on its open positions. As church leaders across the country stay …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Church Safety 101 Checklist
Tips for developing a church risk management strategy.Type: White PaperSource: Brotherhood Mutual Insurance -
Get Your Church Ready for Winter
Get Your Church Ready for Winter.Type: White PaperSource: Brotherhood Mutual Insurance -
Guidelines for Ministry Workers
Preventing child abuse in a ministry environment.Type: White PaperSource: Brotherhood Mutual Insurance
