The Cardinal Sin of Church Communication
Tim Schraeder is the director of communications of Park Community Church and he knocked it out of the park on a recent post entitled REWORKING Church Communications. The post was inspired by the book [...]
Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound: The Vanderbloemen Search Group
There is actually a biblical reference for this superman speak. In Psalm 18:29, David writes, "For by You I can run upon a troop; And by my God I can leap over a wall."Every leader hits walls and [...]
7 Benefits to Having a "Missional Map" in Your Church
In yesterday's post I talked about the 6 signs of being stuck in the "more is more" program mindset called "Walmart thinking." The solution to this common ministry problem is to develop a simple [...]
6 Signs that Your Church is Stuck in "Walmart Thinking"
It happens every week. I talk to church leaders who think the answer to reaching more people with the gospel and growing more people toward Christ-like maturity is adding more ministry stuff. You [...]
How One of America's Most Strategic Churches Shut Down a Ministry
Jarrett Stevens recently moved to Chicago to start Soul City Church. I have enjoyed getting to know Jarrett and his story a bit through his participation in our Vision co::Lab.A few years ago, [...]
111 Words to Change the World, One Church at a Time
In the last few weeks, I have received several requests for summaries of Church Unique, from Ed Stetzer to the denominational leadership of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. At the same time, my [...]
