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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” – Peter Drucker. You may be able to rightly divide the word of God. You may lead people, teams, and organizations. You may care well for those in your congregation. However, without understanding your surroundi…
“It’s just a busy season.”  “I just need to find a better balance.” “Once we’re through this, things will slow down.” “I just need to get back to a normal rhythm.” If I had a dollar for every time my husband or I have said one of those phrases in th…
Bivocational Ministry In our past two episodes of the Replant Bootcamp podcast, Jimbo and Bob have been discussing Bivocational Ministry. Three years of ministry at a local Baptist Association taught me much about what ministry looks like daily. Whe…
Over the past eighteen months, our church has been revising and rewriting the church bylaws.  This has been an arduous, complicated process that took much longer than anyone expected.  The team that took on the project was coed and economically and…
“My burnout happened because of two reasons. First, my church expected me to serve them in the place of God. Second, I had unhealthy, personal characteristics that made me feel like I had to serve in the place of God.” His statement convicted and un…
If you were to browse the shelves of a bookstore or keyword search on Amazon “Books on Leadership,” you would be quickly overwhelmed. There are myriads of resources on the topic, and it would be difficult to exhaust the subject. Church Leadership is…
Every Generation Matters Do you genuinely love and have a deep, affectionate care towards every generation in your church? In a world of target groups, demographic information, and “projected growth rates,” it can be tempting to gear your ministry a…
In a recent episode of the Replant Bootcamp podcast, Bob and Jimbo walked us through what it looks like to weigh big decisions.  In that episode (and accompanying blog linked here), we discussed seven steps we can take when making difficult decision…
Is it ever too late for a pastor to lead his congregation toward church renewal?  In the replanting and revitalization world, there has been much discussion on the barriers to church renewal. One of those topics has been the tenure of the existing p…