It's Like Herding Cats

I've been a follower of Jesus for 34 years now. I've seen the church go from "Flakes formula" to the "growth spiral...

Smaller church, buildings too small, mortgaged and located in an area with high insurance rates, high cost of living. Overhead. I hates it. ...

"At some point in the life of most local churches a critical point is reached when the core fellowship of those committed to gospel vis...

Lifeway research has an interview with Perry Noble (pastor at Newspring Church in South Carolina) out today, in which Noble is asked this qu...

If we are to witness a genuine move of the Spirit, we cannot spend our time pining for the past and for methods that no longer work. Neither...

I laughed when I saw this picture, because though I don't have a chalkboard, lying all around me are sheets of paper on which I work out...

Once upon a time it seemed to me that all a Southern Baptist church had to do was to follow the program and things would move along very smo...

If you are dialed into politics, you would know that Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has been running a TV ad asking voters to consider ...

Clarity. Movement. Alignment. Focus. Those are the hallmarks of the Tao(Way) of Simple Church. When I read the book a few months ago, I actu...

Resurrection faith. You have to believe - not in your skills, or methods - but in the absolute fact that in light of what God did on Easter,...

Alley Violinist By Robert Lax if you were an alley violinist and they threw you money from three windows and the first note contained a nick...

From John Wimber: Folks, the world knows what this is supposed to look like. Years ago in New York City, I got into a taxi cab with an Irani...

In a few minutes, the church buildings will spring to life. Earlier in the day, the home schooler network had packed the classrooms with kid...

“It began with the Spirit…For without the Spirit there would be no story to tell. Without the Spirit there would be no church, no way to fol...

Tuesday is my reading day as I get a handle on where the week is headed and try to not just look at this week's opportunities but beyond...

Am continuing to look for ways to maximize our effectiveness as a community of faith in the culture. I came across this post and recommend y...

There's a list of seven things “they (unchurched postmoderns)wish church were like,” in Dan Kimball's book, "They Like Jesus B...

Michael, I always appreciate your posts, but this one is so good I had to quote it all. Folks, if you want to learn how to be better - wheth...

TOKYO (AFP) — Military experts sounded alarm Wednesday over the Japanese military's ability to defend the country after one of its most ...

It's a holiday weekend and I had a feeling going in, plus some knowledge, that attendance might be lower, and it was. Weather was rollin...