Brace for Impact
Why are we here? I don’t have one answer that applies equally to all congregations, but I believe this question is THE question every congregation should discuss and wrestle with. Why do we exist?...
View ArticleFailing to Succeed = Succeeding to Fail
Talk is cheap, and we talk – a lot! We think and plan and discuss and debate and envision and meet… to think and plan and discuss and debate and envision. We know there are problems, and we know...
View ArticleWhen the Means Mystify the Ends
Tools are only as helpful as the knowledge available to employ them. Give a child a bandsaw and he is as likely to do great damage as any good. If we don’t understand something, it is very unlikely...
View ArticleReform or Refunction?
Well, what do you know, I basically agree with the General Secretaries of our General Boards and Agencies (with a few exceptions): we should be very clear about the missional outcomes we are trying to...
View ArticleStrategy 101: Ten Simple Planning Mistakes to Avoid
This is an often-requested article I wrote over ten years ago. I reprint it here, hoping it still offers value to a new audience. Musicians become true artists by first playing scales. Star athletes...
View ArticleObserve, Listen & Reflect
In my experience, United Methodists tend to be problem solvers in search of the quick fix. All too often, we wait until a challenge reaches crisis proportions, then we seek a simple, easy solution....
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