How to Deliver Bad News
Leaders will have the opportunity to deliver disturbing news. How can we do that with the least pain? Any abrupt...
Meetings Before Meetings and Newton’s Third Law
Have you seen this? An eldership had been middle-of-the-road or conservative for many years. Then there’s a complete switch. They...
The Lord’s Supper: Count to Seven — Twice
Last month, I shared observations about the Lord’s Supper during COVID. The Lord’s Supper: Save it from COVID-19 In some...
Book of the Quarter: The Culture Code
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, by Daniel Coyle, Copyright © 2018 by Daniel Coyle; Bantam Books,...
The Lord’s Supper: Save it from COVID-19
One of the most disruptive things to me about COVID-19 has been the Lord’s Supper. For more than forty years,...
What Do You Expect of Members of the Congregation?
About two years ago, I visited with a pastor who started a new church. It was in a section of...
How to Keep Your Preacher from Asking for a Raise
Many preachers (and elders) are uncomfortable talking about money. I’ve written about my fright in discussing it. My First Raise...
Book of the Quarter: Family Systems and Congregational Life
Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry, by R. Robert Creech, © 2019 by R. Robert Creech, Baker Academic...
Before Setting Goals, Managing Time: Reflect on Unifying Principles
In January 1985, I listened to lectures on tape of The Insight System for Planning Your Time and Your Life, by...
My After-running Attitude Adjustment Talk
Fifty years ago, I started repeating favorite verses and sayings after my run: Physical exercise has some value (1 Timothy 4:8,...
