10. They can get to know the ropes before the Grand Opening on Oct. 26th 09. There might not be enough personal invite cards to go around. 08. We’re actually already meeting as a church. 07. The new building might actually fill up faster than the old one did—in which case you and your friends […]
READ MOREHow do you handle conflict and tension? So what gives? We can’t ever complain? Complain? No. Help? Yes. Remember, complaining accomplishes nothing but harm. However, with every complain comes an opportunity to make things better. Complaints reveal something that isn’t right—structure, attitude, profit, leadership, followership, etc. But mumbling and whining isn’t going to improve any […]
READ MOREComplaining takes many different forms—’contructive criticism, whining, sulking, the silent treatment, protests, and sarcasm to name but a few. But suffice it to say, they’re all wrong. But here’s something you might not have thought of before. And if you’re not yet motivated to stop complaining your way through life you maybe want to take […]
READ MOREDo people really even know what this is? Complaining, I mean. Because so often its mere mention raises hackles and brings quick rebuttals like: “What, now we can’t voice our opinion?” “I was just stating the facts?” “I guess we can’t speak up unless we’ve already agreed to drink the Kool-Aid, right?” “Don’t we need […]
READ MOREWell, sort of anyway. I’m getting ready to write about a peculiar and worthless habit many of us have. I’m talking about complaining. Isn’t complaining one of the most bizarre things we do? Think about it. When has complaining in and of itself ever changed anything? Answer, never. Except maybe to make matters worse. Yet we […]
READ MOREDue to the crowds that have been coming of late—members and regular attenders need to shift over to one of the less slammed services. Relief will be here (at least for a little while) in exactly one month as the doors to the larger worship building open up. For now, however, the crowds are turning […]
READ MOREThis is the final part to my little three part series, “Bit by Bit.†If you need to catch up go here first and then here, and that should get you all squared away. And I can wait. I got a little bit of time… Done? Cool. So what’s the bottom line for what Bill […]
READ MORETo catch up on this one, go here and read yesterday’s post (part 1). So what is it that causes a majority of church decline? Pastor burnout? or Waning influence in once prominent, or at least, promising congregations? Bill Hybels calls it “Incrementalism.” In his book, “ax i om [ak-see-uhm],” he mentions this killer in […]
READ MOREAlmost all church planters begin with a dream. In the beginning it might be a burden to reach a certain group of people in a certain town—or—an entire city or area of the country. Then there is much prayer and sharing of the vision with a handful of people (and these days, various church planting […]
READ MOREI already miss the Olympics. Anyone else? My kids are at the perfect age now to watch it and really enjoy the determination and competitiveness. And there were so many lessons to learn from the games. Lessons about the dead end of cheating Lessons about the importance of consistency in training […]
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