Do you ever find yourself in the wondering mindset of “what if?”  What if usually provides opportunities for what is possible.  Granted for some people

In this past year we have all likely been feeling a bit (or a whole lot) off balance, out of step, or wondering what lies

While some are ending their school year or even graduating, in the church world many are entering into a time of transition.  This is a

Just when I think it couldn’t get any crazier out there, it somehow does.  Nearly each day something happens that utterly surprises me.  In fact,

In earlier posts I have suggested that people are searching for community and purpose.  People are lonely and many are depressed.  People are looking for

You have probably heard the old saying of give people what they want, but sell them what they need.  In my experience, I have found

In my most recent publication, Being the Church in the Post Pandemic World, I coined three different typed of “gathered” people as they relate to

As we have all discovered, a new future is before us.  Our post-pandemic world has created a new reality for us.  Much of that reality

In last week’s blog, we talked about the power of the question.  Now that we have come to appreciate the power of a good question,

As leaders we sometimes think we need to have all the answers.  Maybe we feel as though others expect us as leaders to bring all

In this time of liminality, the path ahead is difficult to navigate.  The path is either completely foreign to us or is yet to have

We are beginning to see the light at the end of this long, dark pandemic tunnel.  Vaccinations are rolling out.  Positive test result statistics are

As the COVID vaccination is made available to more and more of the population, a greater number of churches are offering expanded in-person worship opportunities. 

In this post we will explore the final five relational shifts a vital post-pandemic church will need to make as outlined in my upcoming book,

Last week the first five relational shifts the post-pandemic church will need to make were introduced.  This week we continue those relational shifts with the

In my upcoming book (due out in late March), Being the Church in the Post-Pandemic World, I identified eight different game-changers for churches who want

In a quick poll recently, I asked what people thought was the top trait leaders needed to exhibit and practice in 2021.  Overwhelmingly, the top

I often wonder about the twelve disciples and their journey.  I try to imagine how they might have felt when Jesus asked them to leave

As a big Kansas City Chiefs fan, I am thrilled to see them head back to the Super Bowl again this year.  Even amidst a

In a September 23, 2020 report, Barna released some startling information.  Spiritual, emotional, and relational well-being were noted to be of concern about congregations as

When I launched my coaching practice twelve plus year ago, I was involved in some pretty intense certification processes and learning opportunities.  It was suggested

We are all human beings.  Imperfect people doing our best day in and day out to follow a perfect Savior.  On an average day, we

Endowments: Blessing or Enabling? It is no doubt that people love their church and faithfully leave behind gifts for the church with the best of

Breathe with Gratitude As we head into this week of Thanksgiving, I wonder if we can all just take a deep breath.  This past year

Would you consider your church to be a praying church?  Now, I don’t mean a church with a prayer team that prays for the joys

The Advent season will begin very soon.  This is the season where churches typically receive more guests than any other time of year.  Is your

This past weekend we re-entered the season of daylight savings.  In 1966 the Uniform Time Act was passed and created what we now refer to

Travel Advisories for the New Road While we had all hoped the pandemic would be a minor and temporary bump in the road, we all

Wikipedia defines a gear as:  A gear or cog is a rotating machine part having cut teeth or in the case of a cogwheel, inserted

Our world has changed.  Our communities have changed.  Our context has changed.  It seems like everything has changed!  How is your church responding and adjusting

Many churches moved to online worship out of necessity when buildings closed due to the pandemic.  Other churches were already online, but had to shift

While there is much to mourn in this time of pandemic, it is also a season of opportunity.  But, this season will not last forever. 

Recently I heard Mark Batterson, author of The Circle Maker, cite some interesting information.  He shared that the brain processes 100 bits of spoken information

Often times the very process we put into place to help, becomes instead a process that debilitates the organization it was designed to help!  With

What kind of experience does your first-time guest have at your church?  Does he or she leave being a promoter or a detractor?  Would he

Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it! Hebrews 13:2 NLT All churches are

Is your church offering online worship or online ministry? There is a huge distinction in definition let alone the resulting fruitfulness for me in the

We often throw around the term “effective leadership.”  But what does it really mean?  Effective leaders lead their people and organization in a desired outcome. 

The most common response to asking how people are doing these days is being tired, worn out, weary, etc.  We have gone through some unprecedented

Before you know it, the fall season will be upon us.  And, you know what that means, right?  It is the season for strategic ministry

Offering Thorough Onsite Hospitality Inside and Outside Sometimes we think about hospitality and we limit ourselves sometimes to what it actually entails.  We often limit

On Boarding is No Longer Optional  “Employee (pastor, district superintendent, key staff) orientation centers around and exists to help the individual employee (pastor, district superintendent,

So the Church Can Change! How many times have we heard it?  The church will not change.  The church is stuck in the past?  If

What’s Your Relationship Lens? I say it often, because I think we have to be reminded of it often.  As the church, we are in

Calendar Creeping Sometime in mid-March it happened.  Our jam-packed calendars were suddenly empty.  Trips were cancelled.  Events were cancelled.  Meetings were cancelled.  Parties were cancelled. 

Churches are beginning to make plans for moving back into their buildings – some sooner than others.  Some churches are more anxious than others to

FOMO – it is a real thing!  We all have some level of the “fear of missing out.”  Yet few of us have thought about