1.2a: Loss and George Floyd
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, Louise Johnson and Terri Elton consider ways churches can respond and pursue justice.
Clergy
I’m here to find resources that can help me innovate faithfully and renew Christian communities.
1.2: Loss
The basic contours of what it means to do ministry are gone. Our congregations miss much of community life. How do we engage the various layers of loss?
1.1: What Does it Mean to Pivot?
How can Christian leaders help their congregations and organizations respond to times of chaos and crisis–faithfully and effectively?
5 Practices for Coaxing Order out of Chaos
Take purposeful action to harness the opportunity found in chaos.
Tending the Soul of the Institution
A dualistic way of thinking about leadership is limiting. Learn to tend to the soul of an institution as a transformative way forward.
Being Good Stewards of Time
Adam Walker Cleaveland on the stewardship of summertime.
The Range of Changes
Stewardship guru Keith Mundy reflects on some shifts he’s seen in recent years and what they mean for our ministry leadership.
An Empty Offering Plate
Laura Wilhelm describes how her congregation’s context developed a local practice of having practically empty offering plates.
Keep it Simple
Beyond faith communities, the second most popular place for charitable giving is colleges and universities. Given that fact, this week I’ve invited a college friend of mine, Matt Fedde, to share his wisdom for our audience from his expertise working in digital giving at St. Olaf College. Most of his advice will translate easily to…
Why Does the Church Need Innovation?
Michael Binder explains how the church can benefit from innovation practices such as design thinking—not for its own sake, but to discover and follow where the Holy Spirit is leading.
Giving Alone
Many assumptions accompany the way we do church. Some of these theological and cultural assumptions are helpful to tie us together. Others can push us apart. Further complicating things, they’re assumptions we’re often not even aware of in the first place. In today’s post, Grace Duddy Pomroy writes about an assumption many church leaders make…
Raising Stewards
Include stewardship as part of the “must-learns” for young people in your congregation.
Winner-Takes-All? Gaming Church Structures
While we seek another way, the mindset of our culture is obsessed with winning and losing. Someone’s going to end up on top. Another party is defeated. Survival of the fittest. Yet, Christians seek another way, even when it’s so very hard. In today’s post, Robert Walker calls us to a new way of imagining…
What the Spiritual Life Inventory Reveals about the Health of Our Churches
What does the Spiritual Life Inventory reveal about the health of our churches–and how might your congregation compare?
Why Jesus?
Share stories of faith and listen deeply to others.