Part 2: 4 Ways to Keep Your Pastor from “Quiet Quitting”
"We cannot afford to let down our Christian standards just to hold the interest of people who want to go to hell and still belong to a church.” A.W. Tozer
Five Reasons to Consider a Pull Approach to Congregational Strategic Change
In an age where everyone is discussing the importance of discipleship, it is interesting how many strategic planning processes focus on leaving it up to "the professional" pastor, pastoral staff, or key leadership team to set the direction of the Bride of Christ. How can we seriously say that we think discipleship is crucial if we're unwilling to allow the Bride behind the curtain to participate in developing the future story God wants to tell through the local body of believers?
5 Reasons to Ignore Multi-Vocational Ministry
Twenty-five years ago, it was impossible to think that most people, in their right mind, would consider the option of avoiding full-time employment in a professional position as a pastoral staff member. When an individual reached that point in their ministerial career, they had finally obtained what others were longing for, an opportunity to do ministry in the capacity God had ordained them to do; they were thrilled.
Unbeknownst to many of these newly established full-time leaders, they were quietly and secretly engaging in an unspoken social contract with those who voted them into their ministerial roles.
3 Reasons to Budget for Breakthrough
A budget is the numerical manifestation of our values.
The Cost of Clarity: Four Reasons to Avoid Clear Measures
Our measures let us know “when we are winning” at accomplishing the mission God has called us.