Have you ever felt the expectation to create “ministry magic?” Sometimes this expectation comes from others. And sometimes we’ve talked ourselves into thinking we have to create ministry magic. After a recent talk at my church, an intern on staff found a picture of me presenting and decided to dress it up a bit. While I thought it was funny,... View Article
Despite writing there were “no silver bullets” for churches, he still had me with the offering that there are “Micro-shifts that have the potential to produce macro-change in your church.” Even for a guy that struggled through his micro and macro-economic courses, the idea intrigued me. Daniel Im has written a new book titled, No Silver Bullets and I wanted... View Article
Who’s keeping you from losing your job? Who’s the person you reach out to and say, “Can I run something by you?” Last week I was minutes away from publishing a new blog post. And at the last minute, I copied and pasted the content into an email and sent it to a friend. I asked, “As a church member,... View Article