Book of the Quarter — Your Future Self Will Thank You
Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (A Guide for Sinners, Quitters,...
New Book Coming for Elders, Preachers, Spouses, and Others
The picture above is Emmet Champion, Wayne, Don, Brenda, and Gail after a picnic as Gail, Don, and Brenda were...
How to Deliver Bad News
Leaders will have the opportunity to deliver disturbing news. How can we do that with the least pain? Any abrupt...
Meetings Before Meetings and Newton’s Third Law
Have you seen this? An eldership had been middle-of-the-road or conservative for many years. Then there’s a complete switch. They...
The Lord’s Supper: Count to Seven — Twice
Last month, I shared observations about the Lord’s Supper during COVID. The Lord’s Supper: Save it from COVID-19 In some...
Book of the Quarter: The Culture Code
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups, by Daniel Coyle, Copyright © 2018 by Daniel Coyle; Bantam Books,...
The Lord’s Supper: Save it from COVID-19
One of the most disruptive things to me about COVID-19 has been the Lord’s Supper. For more than forty years,...
What Do You Expect of Members of the Congregation?
About two years ago, I visited with a pastor who started a new church. It was in a section of...
How to Keep Your Preacher from Asking for a Raise
Many preachers (and elders) are uncomfortable talking about money. I’ve written about my fright in discussing it. My First Raise...
Book of the Quarter: Family Systems and Congregational Life
Family Systems and Congregational Life: A Map for Ministry, by R. Robert Creech, © 2019 by R. Robert Creech, Baker Academic...
