Who’s In Your Canoe?
In this week’s online Vibrant Faith webinar “What Parents Really Need From Your Church,” featuring Dr. Jim Burns (president of HomeWord), one of the participating
Author: Rick Lawrence
5 ‘Ocean Buoys’ We Need – Voice Recognition
(EDITOR’S NOTE: A few months ago, on a team retreat, our Vibrant Faith Team read Australian pastor and culture expert Mark Sayers’ new book A Non-Anxious
5 ‘Ocean Buoys’ We Need – Adaptability
(EDITOR’S NOTE: A few months ago, on a team retreat, our Vibrant Faith Team read Australian pastor and culture expert Mark Sayers’ new book A Non-Anxious
5 ‘Ocean Buoys’ We Need – Activation Opportunities
(EDITOR’S NOTE: A few months ago, our Vibrant Faith Team retreated together at a lakeshore Air BnB in North Carolina. In advance, we all read
5 ‘Ocean Buoys’ We Need – When No Norm Is the New Norm
(EDITOR’S NOTE) A few months ago, our Vibrant Faith Team retreated together at a lakeshore Air BnB in North Carolina. In advance, we all read
The 5 ‘Ocean Buoys’ We Need – #1
A few months ago, our Vibrant Faith Team retreated together at a lakeshore Air BnB in North Carolina. In advance, we all read Australian pastor
The Best Practices of a Thriving Church
Several years ago I sat down with a small circle of national ministry leaders who, like me, had served in ongoing pastoral roles while also
Pastor Confidential
Not long ago I interviewed several lead pastors—“incognito”—to uncover their buried challenges and deeper longings. I gave each one the same set of prompts, then
The Courage to Pursue the Stories of Your People
Are you sometimes a coward? I know I am… But we do our best to camouflage it, right? We’re not cowards in the epic sense—we’re
Family Estrangement – The New Norm?
Many of the children raised in hovering, over-protective and over-functioning homes are now forcing the separation their claustrophobic families never allowed. According to Karl Pillemer,