The Intent and Extent of Your Existence
“We’re doing everything we can as a church and yet we are not growing. What is wrong?” Before you can determine the explicit purpose of your church, you must understand […]
Accept Individual Responsibility to Rebuild
We all – individually and corporately – have periods in our lives that necessitate rebuilding. The book of Nehemiah in the Bible is a great book to read, study and […]
Making a Series of Right Decisions
Perhaps you have seen video clips in movies or on television shows of a steam engine train taking off from a depot. You hear the water boiling and see the […]
A Series of Injurious Decisions
On the other end of the phone on this particular day was a state convention leader of a mainline denomination. He was calling to ask if I would speak with […]
Lack of Purpose, Loss of Leaders
We don’t have enough leaders! A church may enter phase 2 of decline when the decline in attendance and/or membership reaches a point where replacing capable leadership becomes difficult, ministries […]
Identifying with the Necessity of Your Situation
Common practice for most personality types is to sit back and let things turnaround, while we do the same things we’ve been doing. If you keep doing what you’ve been […]
Character Traits in the Church
Do churches (or other organizations) have character traits? Much like behavior patterns, organizations as well as individuals have character traits and the organization will in many cases take on the […]
Is this a Trend in Our Church?
“Is this a trend?” asked the new Pastor. Then he continued, “I’ll be out to supper with my wife and a church member will come up to me and say, […]
Understanding Organizational Behavioral Patterns
When I moved to Georgia, I first stayed for about 4 weeks with John and Mary Rakestraw. They became good close friends during my time in Georgia. Outside of church […]
Understanding Relational Culture
Working in retail management you see a lot of turn-over of employees. One organization I worked for was no different. In certain areas the turnover rate was higher than others. […]
