Leadership
Unity Renewal
An area of church health in need of healing is the renewal of unity. Positionally, according to verses like Romans 12:5, we are one, but practically, we are not living as one. It seems we have falsely been conditioned to believe unity Read more…
Leadership
Meanwhile…What Happens If We Don’t Wait Well Part 3
In previous posts, we have looked at the concept of waiting and how it forms our lives. We have identified these seasons as “wilderness,” or seasons of waiting, marked by uncertainty, adversity, and personal growth opportunities. How we navigate these Read more…
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Getting Fired for the Glory of God
In 2002, while serving in my first full-time church ministry job as a youth pastor, I attended the National Youth Workers Convention. During the convention, I attended a seminar called Getting Fired for the Glory of God by Mike Yaconelli, Read more…
International Training
Pure Joy: Africa Memories Part 2
There is a universal quality I learned about in Africa: a smile. A smile is universal. It means that same thing in France as it does in Australia. Smile at someone in India and they will know what you are Read more…
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Revitalization
One of our three key areas of ministry focus is Church Revitalization. There is a prolific amount of writing on church revitalization, including various definitions. Our team at Preparing for Amazement once asked how we, as a ministry, define church Read more…
Leadership
Strength
Ever feel like you have been running the race marked out for you and it seems like someone stuck their foot out in front of you and tripped you? I mean the kind of fall that’s more than a skinned knee, Read more…
Leadership
Meanwhile: Name it- Part 2
We looked at waiting and its discomfort and inconvenience in the Part 1 of this series. If it’s inevitable, how should I approach these seasons? I find it helpful in life to call something what it is. If it’s a Read more…
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Church Problems
As long as there are people, there will be problems. As one of my colleagues and friends likes to say, ‘humans tend to human.’ There is no such thing as a problem-free church, yet most churches have far more problems Read more…
