Every church I know of has a mission statement. Your church probably has a mission statement. And the first thing I think you need to do with that mission statement is throw it away. Out of Date Often mission statements are out of date in congregation. They were written 10 years ago or 15 years … [Read more...]
What is Wrong with the Church
We've all seen the numbers. Across our country, church attendance is in decline. Liberal churches and progressive churches, traditional churches and contemporary churches, liturgical churches and praise and worship churches. It is affecting everyone. Which begs the question: What is wrong with … [Read more...]
Big Bang Theory
In the beginning, there was a bang ... and out of that bang, worlds - universes - came into being. So goes the big bang theory. My proposal is that every congregation - every ministry - needs a big bang theory. Not an understanding of how they came into being, but a dream for how they might go … [Read more...]