For the most part I try to be encouraging in this blog. I am passionate about the value of small churches and I want to encourage you who are leaders in those churches. So I tend to focus on things…
Heads Up: A Couple of Quotes
Here are a couple of quotes that are worth reading and thinking about “Developing mentors involves training leaders in the area of mentoring relationships. Discipleship ultimately is not a program but an affinity between individuals who challenge and impact one…
Asking The Right Questions
On March 18, 2015 Lyle E. Schaller died and the church lost one of its greatest leaders. Christianity Today called Schaller the “dean of church consultants.” He authored 55 books and edited another 41. He published thousands of essays and…
You Aren’t Alone
Do you ever feel like you are all alone? If you are a leader in a small, evangelical church, it is easy to feel like you are. This morning I want to encourage you by telling you that you are…
Lies We’ve Been Told
Dave Jacobs in a blog entry entitled What if there are no ‘growth barriers’ for you to break through says this: “We can be small and think small. We can focus on what we can’t do rather than what we…
True Community In A Small Church
As I do most days I went for a walk this morning on the track that surrounds the ice surface at the local community center. It was a little busier than usual this morning with about twenty people walking. What…
What’s Up: An Encouraging Blog
I thought that you might use a pick-me-up this morning so here is a blog entry that should be an encouragement to you. http://www.churchplanting.com/is-bigger-really-better-the-statistics-actually-say-no/
The Power of Fear: The Fear of Failure
In 1941 Ted Williams, a man whom many consider the greatest hitter in the history of baseball, hit .406. That is the highest batting average in the past seventy-five years. No one has even come close in all that time…
The Power of Fear: The Fear of Theological Uncertainty
In my book Reality Check For The Church I have a section devoted to the fear of theological uncertainty. Much of this blog entry comes directly out of that book. I believe that this is a problem that can be…