Importance of the Sabbath…Even For an Athiest
When if comes to making a difference in our world, the record shows that Christian influence is ill-placed when it is put behind the efforts of advocacy of biblical principles…
Church’s Response to Human Trafficking
In the conversation on human trafficking, many churches and faith communities are trying to understand their role in eradicating the world from this atrocity. Nearly all Christian faith communities agree…
Who Is Responsible for Urbanization?
Urbanization is taking over the world’s population at an extreme rate. It is expected that by 2050 3.4 billion urbanization will increase by 84% to 6.3 billion people (Harf &…
Deep Ministry Consulting
Often times, consulting projects are only the beginning of a relationship between a consultant and a ministry. Most churches who hire consultants are facing challenges, goals, or missions that are…
Kingdom of God Has Come
When Jesus is seen discussing the Kingdom of God in the Gospels, too often we as readers turn our attention to the coming Kingdom of God. Unfortunately, if we so,…
The Battle Against Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is an atrocity against mankind. In many ways, it is the lowest form of human existence, and a violation of God’s gift of free-will given to mankind. There…
How Consultants Should Partner With Ministry Leaders
One of the complaints against consultants is the disconnect with their findings and recommendations to the day-to-day work environment a ministry staff engages in. Often times the recommendations feel like…
Tangible Leading Through Intangible Elements
As a consultant, one of the challenges is dividing between the emotional elements of church life and the organizational elements. It is so hard to identify the tangible pieces from…
What Information is Truly Important?
The important information is the information that is remembered (Block, 2011). Or, the important information is what is measured (Eden & Ackermann, 2011). Or what is important is what gets…
Causal Loop Diagrams for Casting Vision
Church ministry life is complicated with a wide variety of variables that need consideration but can be overlooked. For those within a ministry leadership team, trying to understand the complexity…