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 realize now that we are months into it that this is way more than a bump in the road.  The road we were on has ended.  We can either turn […]

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 teeth (called cogs), which mesh with another toothed part to transmit torque. Geared devices can change the speed, torque, and direction of a power source.  Torque is defined as:  moment […]

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 to these changes?  While the days of adapting for survival were tremendous these past several months, the days of innovating for fruitfulness are ahead of us.  How we navigate the […]

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 other ministries to online offerings.  Online worship and ministry will never be the same as it was in February 2020 – nor should it be.  The world has dramatically shifted […]

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.  How will you take advantage of the opportunity before us? We often find ourselves as both individuals and as a church in big, deep ruts.  We do the same thing […]

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 a second while the brain can process pictures at 1 billion bits per second.  Isn’t that amazing?  Now, how does this apply to the church?  In Medieval times, the pictures […]

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 the best of intentions, it simply complicates the process or misses the mark of its purpose.  In many churches, this is what has happened with our Evangelism Committees (aka sometimes […]

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 or she recommend your church to someone else looking for a church home?  Would she or he return to your church?  Do you know the answers to these questions? Two-thirds […]

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 two. Offering online worship is providing a 30-minute to one-hour worship experience. Offering online ministry is providing a comprehensive offering of the full expression of the church.  Let’s unpack what […]