Don’t Waste the Best Discipleship Opportunity of the Year
When you think of important days in the life of the church, no doubt two spring to mind most immediately—Christmas and Easter. These aren’t just holidays; they are deeply theological markers on the...
5 Great Small Group Bible Studies for Summer
Summer is shorter than it feels. Of course this is the case when you’re a kid, and it can feel like summer happens in the blink of an eye. But it can feel that way when you’re an adult, too. It can...
Should Churches Take the Summer Off From Discipleship?
Around the last weekend of May, something starts to happen. For many churches, the parking lot only fills to half capacity, children’s ministry offerings are reduced, and church staff take time off...
3 Steps to Pilot Rooted This Summer
In his 2011 book Great by Choice, business author and researcher Jim Collins popularized the phrase, “fire bullets, then cannonballs.” The phrase emphasized that successful companies don’t just “go...
Is Your Church Ready for Fall?
George Allen, the Hall of Fame NFL coash who led the Los Angeles Rams (1966-1970) and the Washington Redskins (1971-1977) was obsessive in his need for early preparation. Allen would, in the off-se...
Easter has come and gone once again. And probably in your house, as there was in ours, there was a big lead-up to last Sunday. In our house, we read through the last days of Jesus, starting with Hi...
The Most Important Part of Easter Sunday
It’s Thursday of Easter week. Your to-do list may not be as completed as you would prefer. You may already be tired as you approach one of the busiest weekends of the year for your church. Everythi...