MISSION VS. AESTHETICS
We all have to decide whether we’re most driven by mission or by aesthetics. Recently, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey put together a series of TV programs chronicling the life…
HOW TO BREAK THE BAD NEWS
Whenever you’re announcing a major change in your ministry (especially when you’re discontinuing something, rebooting something, or putting something on hiatus) there are four groups of people you need to…
WHAT STOPS OUR PEOPLE FROM MOVING FORWARD?
Last week in our ownership class at The Winds, the conversation turned to the ways in which we hope people will shadow God, build the church, and heal the world….
FANCY PASTORS
When I was growing up there was an abundance of preachers with huge tie pins, gold cufflinks, and swoopy hair. I used to think these were people who loved the…
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE PEOPLE GOD HAS BROUGHT YOU FOR HIS BIRTHDAY?
Christmas is right around the corner. Church attendance will triple on Christmas Eve. But what comes next? What are you going to do with the people God has brought you…
THE LACK OF PERSONAL CREDIT IN A GROUP PROJECT WILL DISCOURAGE CREATIVES FROM WEIGHING IN WHOLEHEARTEDLY
“Think about something real hard and then don’t think about it at all.” Don Draper “Take two ideas that have nothing to do with each other and explore them from…
101 things to say before the offering (28)
As part of God’s kingdom, we are called to use our resources to announce to the world that grace is free, that God is here, and that there’s more than…
THE BOLDEST LEADERS MAKE THE BIGGEST TARGETS
I’ve been leading everything from sports teams to prayer meetings since I was nine years old. Leadership is difficult, and it courts a terrible scrutiny. But that doesn’t mean such…
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