by Jeff Hoglen | Dec 11, 2023 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching
Perspective is vital, isn’t it? Our eyes—and brains—can be tricked into thinking something is true when it’s actually not. In the graphic below, all the squares are totally straight. Yep, even the warped ones in the middle. The smaller black and white squares...
by Dave Workman | May 5, 2023 | Church Health, Outreach and Evangelism, Small Church / Rural Church
This summer, at a nearby amusement park, I rode thirteen rollercoasters in one evening. The granddaddy of them all was Orion—a gigacoaster with a 300-foot drop and speeds over 90 mph. Jaw-dropping. Or should I say, stomach-dropping? And, of course, I had to tell...
by Dave Workman | Jan 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Designing, developing, and improving church systems is the unsexy work very few church leaders get excited about. Systems: How we get our mission done. But the reality is: systems are simply how we get our mission done: processes, infrastructure,...
by Dave Workman | Jun 9, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Nothing should thrill a leader more than overhearing a volunteer describing the mission of the organization in a way that sounds as if they personally dreamed it up. That should never, ever threaten a leader—it’s what you long for! What you’re hoping to drive is the...
by Dave Workman | Mar 3, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Discipleship
At the start of a new year, rather than thinking about resolutions and future thinking, I prefer to first mentally review the past year: What flourished, what struggled, what brought personal joy, and what were some soul challenges? For me, that makes...
