The Importance of Spiritual Renewal
When we started our replant, we had all the tools to implement structural and administrative renewal in our congregation. We read all the books, we listened to the podcasts, we went to all the conferences. We were equipped to begin the hard work…
Measuring Success in Ministry (Part 3)
Over the past couple of weeks, we have learned to measure success in a better way. Here’s a summary of what we have heard so far:
Discerning and Adapting vs. Doubling Down
Leading Paradigmatic Change vs. Reinvigorating Old Programs
Equipping Oth…
Measuring Success in Ministry (Part 2)
I feel like there are two kinds of people in the world. One type is wired to love English/History. They most likely enjoyed these classes in school and did well in them. They love that a sentence can mean different things when read in different …
Measuring Success in Ministry (Part 1)
My father has been in the ministry for almost 34 years. In many conversations, he has commented on the summer season of church life during those few hot months in between school sessions. In talking with him this week, he said, “Many families are …
Keeping a Missional Mindset During the Summer Slump
When we first started ministry, we didn’t know about the “Summer Slump.” (We also didn’t know about being missional– we had a lot to learn!) We had a fairly good attendance on Mother’s Day, but would slowly start to see our attendance wane in the …
Leadership Capital
Through college and seminary, my wife and I jumped from rental to rental, often finding the cheapest, most functional places we could. We knew our stay was temporary, so we tried to find rentals with a 6-month lease. Until we finished up our degre…
Lessons for Seasons of Discouragement
Have you ever had one of those days where it seemed like nothing you did worked out the way you thought it would? Last week, I woke up late because I fell back to sleep after my alarm went off. The set of scrubs I planned to wear had an unknown s…
The Works You Did At First (The Rise and Fall of Ephesus)
The Life Cycle of Ephesus
In the podcast this week, our team had the opportunity to have Kyle Bueermann as a guest. His thoughts on Discipleship in a Replant were helpful, and caused me to think about examples of some churches in the New Testament…
Transform your Worship Service
If you were asked to define worship in only a few words, what would you say?
Is it a time set aside on Sunday morning or does it happen on other days or at other times? Is it the act of singing songs of praise to God or does it involve more than …
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