by Sarai Schnucker Rice If the “cost” of something is “the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain it,” and calculating it is going to require manipulating numbers, […]
5 Things I’ve Learned by Greeting People
By Geoff Sinibaldo It started on a whim. The Sunday of the vote to call me as pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Old Saybrook, CT (8/31/2014) I […]
Top Ten Ways Churches Drive Away First-t...
By Thom Rainer If you attend a church regularly, you’ve probably noticed the phenomenon. A guest shows up for a worship service, but he or she never returns. It […]
12 Cultural Trends Church Leaders Can’t
By Carey Nieuwhof When you lead an organization — especially when you are responsible for leading an organization like the local church — there is a temptation to ignore […]
Build Ubuntu Through Relationship
By Terrance Jacob I was asked to help a few predominantly Caucasian congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to plan and execute a multicultural outreach strategy for […]
We Will No Longer be a Welcoming Church
By Rob Moss We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. It won’t be easy, but we’re committed to it. We’ll have to […]
Let the Budget Tell the Story
By David E. Sprang Congregations who follow a fiscal year that corresponds with the yearly calendar are probably right in the middle of getting budget figures together for a […]