Four Lessons I Learned While Leading Change
Leading change in a congregation takes longer than anyone expects. Here’s how to stay the course.
Clergy
I’m here to find resources that can help me innovate faithfully and renew Christian communities.
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What I’m Reading Now: A Climate Scientist, Faith and Divisions
Help for talking about climate change
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Stewarding Community Through Darkness
Ideas for taking care of one another, even in the midst of difficult times.
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Listening to the Lament of Those Who Leave Church
It’s a process, not an event
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Agile Leadership: Flexible Perspective for Experimentation
Practices for living and leading well in divided times
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It’s the Little Things: Monthly Stewardship Challenges
Small experiments that led one congregation to a more holistic understanding of stewardship.
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Measuring and Defining ‘Success’ in the Pandemic
These simple shifts will help you create (and measure) the impact of God’s grace in your community.
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Erin Nelson: Experimenting for Innovation
Walk with leader Erin Nelson as she guides leaders of the church in the 21st century
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Agitation for Change: Constructive Anger in Ministry
Pain, hope, and creating change
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Strength for Leading Through A Divided Time
It is difficult to remain grounded when division is swirling. Here are some key practices that will help.
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Playfulness Fuel
How joy and connection help reenergize us for the work ahead
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Called to Courageous Connection
One judicatory’s experiments for leading change in troubled times
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Stewardship from a Womanist Perspective
Stewardship as a way of life
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The End of Youth Ministry: A Study Guide
A downloadable discussion guide for the book The End of Youth Ministry
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Addressing Grief, Loss and Anxiety
An interview with Jennifer Grant
