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Book Review: Preaching in Plenty and in Want
Preaching in Plenty and in Want, by Matthew Tennant, is a thoughtful reflection on how pastors can engage with economic matters in their preaching. The author is a pastor as well as a former VP in a …February 9, 2012
| Preaching in Plenty and in Want, by Matthew Tennant, is a thoughtful reflection on how pastors can engage with economic matters in their preaching. The author is a pastor as well as a former VP in a brokerage firm. I appreciated the breadth and … |
 | ARGGGHHHH! Yep, it's been of those weeks. Hardly a day off. Too much on your plate. Too many interruptions. Conflicts and complaints. Meetings, visits, and unexpected crises. Nobody's happy! And this week's sermon isn't coming together. Most every … |
 | Every organization—including churches—must deal with continuing change. The crux of the matter is not if it will occur, but whether the organization can lead change rather than just react to it. The most common type of proactive change … |
| There's a relatively new website out there called Klout.com. Heard of it? Klout actually measures your online influence. Your Klout score takes into account how much you post to Facebook, how often you're retweeted on Twitter, how many people view … |
 | Churches want, and rightly so, for their extended communities to speak well of them. These days, a lot of time and money goes into promulgation of good PR about the local church—particularly the "humungo" local church. While all that is going … |
| When is it time to push, and when is it time to rest? The New Year is a time when our culture tells us to push on with those new resolutions, but winter is a time our bodies may want to slow down and, if not hibernate, at least sleep more. For … |
| You may think that worship in the Episcopalian church is mostly about ritual, but you'd be wrong—as it turns out! My wife and I have been honored by the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas to give several of its leaders an introductory glimpse at the … |
| When I was 8 years old, I won the Saline County Fair talent show in Michigan. My challenger was a bratty girl with a big stuffed animal singing "what's up pussycat". When it was my turn, I walked onto the stage and sang "The Grandmother Song". It … |
| For nearly the past three decades, I have been studying the life cycle of churches. I continue to be amazed at how certain patterns play out repeatedly in most churches. Yet, I am also challenged to discern how churches can avoid the last two stages … |
| How well do you listen? I've come to realize that I practice selective listening. When I was a pastor, I was pretty good at listening when I visited people in the hospital or had a conversation about a pastoral need. As a coach to pastors, I've … |
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Rapid Growth Pastors on a Wild Ride
The overall church in America may not be experiencing overall numerical growth, but a small minority of churches are increasing at a rapid growth level—10% or more in attendance per year for at …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Changing Metrics: The Benefits of Measuring Devotion and Obedience, Not Just Numbers
"Today, people in our churches—and especially young people—want to devote their lives to a cause that's bigger than themselves," observes Ken Fong, pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church in …Type: ResearchSponsored by: Leadership Network -
What Matters In the Light of Eternity: “Life Matters”
Living is a thing we do, now or never, which do you? Yesterday is a memory, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift, that's why we call it the present. Jesus said, "What shall it profit a man to …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Faith Breaks -
Breaking the 50 Percent Barrier: How to Increase Small Group Participation in Your Church
Leadership Network invited several innovative small groups pastors to explain how they have broken the mythical—and for some churches, seemingly impenetrable— 50% participation barrier …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network -
Multisite Is Multiplying: Survey Identifies Leading Practices and Confirms New Developments in the Movement’s Expansion
There are an estimated 3,000 multisite churches in the United States according to the book Multisite Church Roadtrip. Leadership Network has a database of almost 1,500 such churches and recently …Type: White PaperSponsored by: Leadership Network
