By Ed Stetzer How does the word "contextualization" make you feel? Free or fearful? The $64-million dollar question about innovation and change is this: How far is too far? I can't think of any question in the church much more controversial than this one. We've been asking it for two thousand years and rarely ever... Continue Reading →
6 Essential Skills for Senior and Executive Leaders
By Dan Reiland I often meet young leaders who aspire to, in their words, “be in charge.” That’s a normal and healthy desire. I get it, I mean, who wouldn’t rather call the shots if that’s an option, right?! Well, as you might imagine, there is a little more to the idea of being “in... Continue Reading →
7 Common Communication Mistakes to Avoid
By Dan Reiland Some of us will never have that great God-given talent to “move the masses,” but we can all improve our public communication skills to meet the need where God has placed us. It doesn’t matter if you speak to a room of fifty people or three thousand people, the foundational elements of... Continue Reading →
Wanted: New Church Methods For New Church People
By Karl Vaters Changing the world with the Gospel of Jesus is less likely to happen using traditional methods with every passing year. There’s nothing wrong with traditional methods of doing church. As long as you want to minister to traditional church members. Traditionalists (whatever your tradition may be) need places to worship, learn and... Continue Reading →
7 Steps to Start Becoming a Church People Want to Commit To – Part 1 of 2
By Karl Vaters People who don’t go to church, don’t want to go to church. They’re not rolling out of bed late on Sunday morning wishing they had somewhere more churchy to be. In fact, a growing number of people who do go to church don’t want to go, either. If we don’t give them... Continue Reading →