How often have powerful members of congregations been allowed to undermine the direction of a ministry? How often have rooted relationships, personal preferences or treasured traditions replaced God’s mission at the center of congregational life? How often has unchristian behavior been tolerated to keep from losing members of a congregation? How often has the “tail wagged the dog’ in congregational …
The Art of Transition: What to Consider When Your Pastor is Leaving
At Luminex, we believe strongly in the value of experienced, strategic transition ministry. That’s why we’ve worked hard to create a Transition Ministry Services team that is trained, equipped, and ready to help churches that are in transition. Here are seven important elements that we provide: Objectivity: Fresh eyes see both overlooked issues and new opportunities. An experienced, well trained …
Gospel and Culture
As pastors and leaders in Christ’s church, the Gospel must always be at the very center of all that we do, say, and think. We know this to be true, yet we also know that what we do with the Gospel – how we bring the Gospel to people – can be, at times, confounding. Because while the Gospel is …
Let’s Play!
Many “friendly churches” are not very good at making friends, and we know that people “stick” at church or in any social group if they have made a number of friends in the early days of their experience with the group. Many churches are stagnant in their growth, not because they are not friendly or because they lack a system …
Introducing “Faith-Based: A Biblical, Practical Guide to Strategic Planning in the Church”
I am excited to introduce Faith-Based, a book that encapsulates much of what I have learned in over ten years of helping to lead churches through a variety of planning processes, and fifteen years of helping to lead teams in the corporate sector. Faith-Based is a comprehensive guide to strategic planning in the church, and serves to assist and equip churches, …
Addition Mentality vs. Multiplication Mentality: Volunteers
“If we can just get 5 more teachers for our children’s ministry and 4 more nursery workers and 7 more people who will help with tear down and set up we will be golden.” Sound familiar? This is the time of year that volunteer recruiting is on the minds of leaders as they move toward the “fall kick off” and …