One of my most common “ongoing battles” with congregational leaders I work with is the effective use of emails/Facebook messages, etc. The age of less-is-more, microwaves, and140 character communication hasn’t just arrived, it’s made itself at home in the church. And though it might be rather convenient, I’m seeing an alarming rise in misunderstandings and [...]

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For some, the thought of congregational unity may be more like a fantasythan a vision of reality, and yet there are churches dotted across the nation that are not only missionally aligned, they are unified in all they do. That doesn’t mean the members are all automatons or that everyone agrees with everything. In fact, [...]

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I received so many responses to my last post on the Top Five Reasons Churches Don’t Grow that I could probably blog a new post on any one of the comments and have almost a month’s worth of writing. However, a comment from TF brought back a flood of thoughts that I thought I’d share. [...]

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I received a question from a recent seminar participant that was buried in one of the comments. I started to answer it there, but when I finished I realized it was way too long to be just a comment … so I repost it here. The question was “So, how does one confront the “Fog [...]

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Those who’ve read any of my church renewal/small group books or who are familiar with my work with Easum, Bandy & Tenny-Brittian know that when I speak about DNA, I mean the six strands that answer the question “Who is this congregation?” A congregation’s DNA can be found in every part of the local church [...]

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