5 Forces That Will Reform The Church
By Thom Schultz in Lead onThe American church is entering a time of unprecedented upheaval. In 20 years, what we call the church will look very different from today. Thinkers at this year’s national Future of the Church summit, sponsored by Group Publishing, envisioned a…
00Are You Letting Your Volunteers Serve?
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Lead onLast July, while volunteering at a Group Week of Hope mission trip, I realized I’m still a recovering “one-man-band”. As part of the “Red Shirt Team” I thought I’d go the extra mile to help the youth who had been…
How God Defines Success
By Don Cousins in Lead onHow do you know whether you’re being successful? That was the question I recently posed to a small group of pastors. The silence that followed indicated that perhaps they didn’t understand what I was asking, so I rephrased it: “How…
Take Your Culture’s Temperature
By Jim Wideman in Lead onDoes your church have a volunteer-welcoming culture? It’s good to know, because slick volunteer recruitment won’t make a bit of difference, if once people sign up, they don’t like how you do business. Think about Disney World. Disney spends a…
Creating a Team from Scratch
Teams are a powerful way to bring ministry to life! Let’s build a team like we would bake a cake—from scratch. Consider these key ingredients… 3 c. flour – Pray without ceasing (the largest ingredient in the cake and its…