Posted in Empowering Leadership, tagged Accept things as they are, Empowering Leadership, failure, Faith, Hope, Ken Wells, Mark Batterson, moral failure, pastors, Ralph Earl, Refocus on vision, Religion, Rev magazine on August 14, 2008 | 7 Comments »
In a recent Rev Magazine article entitled, “Why 1,500 Pastors Leave The Church Every Month,” Ralph Earl and Ken Wells explore the root causes of this shocking statistic:
Ill-advised growth
Moral failure
Contention within their church
Unfortunately, I hadn’t read the article yet before a recent lunch with a respected pastor and author. If I had, I would have [...]
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Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, Six Underlying Movements, tagged Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Making Room For Life, Randy Frazee, Relevant Ministry, Rev magazine, Simplicity and Sustainability, Underlying Movements on March 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
“Underlying Movements” are those unseen influences lurking below the surface that provoke people to act differently. I first sighted #4 last April in Atlanta where CKN and RSI organized a pastor’s round table discussion with six of the more innovative pastors in the US. Check out the link for details.
These pastors were passionate and [...]
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Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, Six Underlying Movements, tagged A Whole New Mind, Al Hirsch, Dave Ferguson, Evolving Culture, Global Shift, Relevant Ministry, Rev magazine, Underlying Movements on March 11, 2008 | No Comments »
Last month “Rev” magazine ran a cover story questioning, “Is the American Church In Crisis?” And Australian Al Hirsch, respected pastor and author recently commented…….“The U.S. in the last hope for Christianity in the Western World.” Add to that Barna research in 2007 revealing the 16-29 year old age group in America has [...]
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Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, Six Underlying Movements, tagged Underlying Movements, Relevant Ministry, Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, Digital Age, Rex Miller, Rev magazine, Millenium Matrix on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Last month “Rev” magazine ran a cover story questioning, “Is the American Church In Crisis?” And Australian Al Hirsch, respected pastor and author recently commented: “The U.S. in the last hope for Christianity in the Western World.” Add to that Barna research in 2007 revealing the 16-29 year old age group in America has a [...]
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