Calling is Like the Sorting Hat
What is your calling in life? That question can stump a lot of people. Some have tricks and tips...
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Category: Leadership
Challenges Leading Change in Large Churches
Pastors often ask me for ways to re-imagine and lead change in declining congregations....
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Re-imagining Church Leadership in post-Christendom
I had the pleasure of being invited to hold a session at the Praxis 2018 gathering in...
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The End. How Losing the Last Millennials from Church Exposes Leadership Problems
This would be a nice song to play while reading this post. In the final chapter of my book,...
Read MoreYou’re Doing What?! Cancelling a Successful Service in Search of Deeper
In my current church plant we’ve come to a crossroads. A decision needs to be made. First some context. Cypher Church is unlike any church plant you’ve seen before, and simultaneously like every church plant...
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The Lust for Celebrity Success
In my upcoming book, Thrive, I discuss a phenomenon that detracts from the success of the...
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The Future of Ministry is Bi-Vocational
Bi-vocationalism means having different sources of income rather than one single job. 4 years ago...
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Only the White Church is Declining
Just finished my book that’s now in the hands of the editor. I’m aiming squarely at...
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Good Pastors are Good Managers – Why Shepherd Pastors Can’t Help the Church Survive
My upcoming book, (Spring target launch date, sign up to my newsletter in the sidebar to get the...
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Evangelicalism is dead and can’t be saved
Early this year I asked the question, what will replace evangelicalism. I think evangelicalism the...
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Losing millennials? We have bigger problems now
I haven’t heard much about millennials lately. Bloggers used to be all over the subject,...
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Why Churches Love the Brother of the Prodigal
The story of the Prodigal Son pits the wayward prodigal versus his obedient elder brother. The...
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