The Barna Group, in partnership with the Navigators, published a pre-COVID (2015) research project entitled THE STATE OF DISCIPLESHIP focused on disciple-making in the North American context. The information contained in the report highlights the …
Renewal and Landing on Your Feet
Great renewal leaders consistently land on their feet following a setback. Setbacks may include having important projects rejected by the community, having grand visions met with a yawn, having people entrusted with important tasks underperform, …
Missional Opportunities For A Post Pandemic World
Recently I participated in a panel discussion organized by Classis Alberta North of the CRCNA. The event was entitled “REBOOT” and explored what ministry may look like in a post-pandemic world. Questions focused on whether …
Stages of Opportunity
There are so many stages of life in which God seems to get our attention. Many pastors and theologians have observed that it often takes a crisis in culture or in someone’s personal life before …
Renewal and Return to Community
If the pandemic taught us one thing, it taught us that we are created for community. When God created His perfect creation there was just one hiccup, no community. God said, “It is not good …
Renewal and First Love
Zeal is essential for church renewal. Without Zeal, ministry becomes duty without joy. In Christ’s letter to the Ephesians (Rev. 2:1-7) we discover a congregation that lost her zeal while retaining diligence. Christ commends the …
Encouraging People: Being A “Barnabas” In A “Paul” World
Recently, I was on a call discussing the need for encouragement in this season of life and ministry. Many of our friends and colleagues are walking away from ministry and the church. It can be …
Post-Christian Renewal Strategies
Tim Keller penned the following words in a March 12, 2020 CHRISTIAN LIVING article entitled, “How to Reach the West (Again).” He wrote: “We are entering a new era in which there is not only …
The ABCs of Hospitality
I heard a business consultant once say, “Your frontline produces your bottom line.” In other words, if your employees who daily interface with your customers don’t understand or advance your mission, all is lost. Similarly, …
Shaping A Post-COVID Identity
A lyric from the musical RAGTIME declares “We can never go back to before.” Those words will likely ring true for post-COVID congregations. We cannot return to what was. That reality promises to leave some …
