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How to Lead ‘Dwelling in the Word’
An ancient spiritual practice that helps locate where God is active.
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New projections forecast just 16,000 in worship across the entire ELCA by 2041. Why is this happening and what can be done?
Will the ELCA be Gone in 30 Years?
How can we renew the church's identity and help in join God's work in the 21st century?
What’s Really Causing Church Decline…and What We Can Do About It
What does the Spiritual Life Inventory reveal about the health of our churches--and how might your congregation compare?
What the Spiritual Life Inventory Reveals about the Health of Our Churches
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Michael Binder explains how the church can benefit from innovation practices such as design thinking–not for its own sake, but to discover and follow where the Holy Spirit is leading. Put this learning
Why Does the Church Need Innovation?
Include stewardship as part of the "must-learns" for young people in your congregation.
Raising Stewards
While we seek another way, the mindset of our culture is obsessed with winning and losing. Someone’s going to end up on top. Another party is defeated. Survival of the fittest. Yet, Christians seek another way, e
Winner-Takes-All? Gaming Church Structures
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How to Lead ‘Dwelling in the Word’
September 20, 2019An ancient spiritual practice that helps locate where God is active.
Leading When the Economy Falters
September 17, 2019Every congregation is impacted by the ebbs and flows of the economy that surrounds it. Particularly when things change relatively fast, how do we respond?
How to Create a Neighborhood Prayer Station
September 11, 2019Try creating a neighborhood prayer station as a simple and effective way of connecting with your community.
10 ways to make your sermon more memorable
September 9, 2019"Doing something" with new information helps people remember better. Discover 10 ways to preach more memorable sermons by inviting action and staying confident in the gospel.
Will the ELCA be Gone in 30 Years?
September 5, 2019New projections forecast just 16,000 in worship across the entire ELCA by 2041. Why is this happening and what can be done?
Economic Challenges Facing Pastoral Leaders
September 3, 2019For the last decade, The Lilly Endowment has been offering grants to a broad collection of Christian seminaries, church bodies, and other related institutions to try to get a handle on the economic conditions of mi
Personal Finance and the Church
August 27, 2019Many of us may have been convinced by Pastor Greg Meyer’s convictions about the role of the church in personal finance, but most of us would have no idea where to start. See if there are any people in your congre
Personal Finance and the Church
August 20, 2019In the church, we have long assumed that personal finance is a skill acquired elsewhere. Like we expect people to be able to drive to church, mow their own lawns, and be supportive and contributing members of our c
Defining the ‘Faith’ in Faith-Based Organizations
August 13, 2019In his new book, God’s Internationalists: World Vision and the Age of Evangelical Humanitarianism, David P. King takes a case-in-point look at the humanitarian work of one non-governmental organization, World Vis
