church leadership
A Dead-Reckoning View of Ministry Challenges
In ocean navigation, dead reckoning is used determine a ship’s position by referencing a previous fixed point, then allowing for
January 12, 2024
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church leadership
The One Resolution Worth Keeping
Today I asked Chat GPT to give me a list of 10 common things people expect pastors and ministry
January 5, 2024
church leadership
Living & Leading In the Post-Testament Age
Just in time for Christmas, a short excursion into the Nativity’s cascading meaning in our lives and ministries… We
December 15, 2023
church leadership
Cultivating a Desire for Jesus In Your Congregation
Yesterday, in the last session of our last Vibrant Faith MasterClass of the 2023 season (“Emotionally Healthy Spiritual Formation,” taught
December 8, 2023
church leadership
A Holiday Primer for Reconciling Relationships
Let’s revisit an iconic American image I referenced in a post a couple of weeks ago… When we gather
December 1, 2023
church leadership
Back to the Beauty
Normal Rockwell’s best-known illustration is called “Freedom from Want”—I guarantee you’ve seen it before. It’s the quintessential Thanksgiving meme.
November 16, 2023
church leadership
The Upside & Downside Impact of the Pandemic
Last week I heard researcher Scott Thumma of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research give a midstream report on its
November 3, 2023
church leadership
Be a Better Mirror
Life is all about our true identity—Jesus came to rescue us (the people he created us to be) from the
October 21, 2023
church leadership
What to Do About ‘Shoulding’?
Time Magazine calls Dr. Becky Kennedy, a 40-year-old Manhattan psychologist and mother of three, “the Millennial Parenting Whisperer.” Dr. Becky,
October 13, 2023
church leadership
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
September 22, 2023