In a recent conversation, a local pastor lamented the lack of young families participating in congregational life. I noted that engaging 25 to 40-year-olds (the Millennial generation) is a near universal challenge. Millennials are less …
Renewal Structures For A Post-COVID World
Those familiar with biology understand the distinction between exoskeletons and endoskeletons. The former is a rigid external skeleton (think lobster). The latter is a flexible internal skeleton (think yourself). Exoskeletons provide excellent protection but limited …
Finding Renewal Leaders For Smaller Congregations
With the majority of churches in North America in decline, many are looking for renewal leadership when they no longer can afford a full-time ordained pastor. That threshold is often crossed when a congregation drops …
Growth and Renewal
Craig Clemons is an entrepreneur who wrote a blog about growing his business 10X. I am always skeptical about such things, but decided to do some reflecting on something I would love to grow in …
Renewal And Shaping The Christian Mind
A big challenge facing renewal leaders today is the shaping of Christian minds. On a regular basis, congregants name convictions that are clearly inconsistent with a biblical world view. Sadly, these inconsistencies diminish the faith …
Discipleship Discoveries For Renewal Congregations
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 …
