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‘Evangelize’ Is in the Bible; ‘Evangelism’ Isn’t
The word evangelize is used 52 times and the word “evangelist” is used a few times as well, but the word “evangelism” is as absent as a loudmouth in a boot camp for mimes.
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What Snorkeling Taught me about Selecting Leaders
Several years ago I spent ten days with my family vacationing in the Bahamas in a condo literally steps from the beach. The snorkeling...
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Why Church Giving Is Decreasing
If you are trying to understand why giving in church has decreased where you are, you might want to consider these possibilities.
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7 Ways to Earn and Keep Trust
Building and maintaining trust is critical to good leadership. Thankfully, there are ways to earn and keep trust as a leader.
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Three Tests of Wicked Wealth
Not all wealth is bad, but how do we know what makes for wicked weath? Here are three tests from the the Letter of James.
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Can You Recognize the Enemies of Organizational Health?
I’ve observed a few things which can be an enemy of organizational health. They keep health from happening and, if not dealt with, can eventually destroy an organization – even a local church.
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Outreach Checklist: 7 Church Growth Paradigms
I speak with churches often who want to grow and they contact me wanting suggestions of how to do so. In doing so, I often tell them there are some church growth paradigms they need to make sure they have.
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Great Leaders Embrace Mystery
One thing we all long for is simplicity. We’re looking for ways to reduce—to make the main things the main things and ways to push unimportant things to the side. But sometimes simple is overrated: sometimes we need to embrace mystery.