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The Church Draft

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

As millions of football fans will undoubtedly will be glued to their televisions and social media, they will hunger for the latest information about NFL draft picks. The NFL draft is part pageantry and part celebration for football teams and their…

Evangelism is more than confrontation

Posted on February 7, 2013 by George Bullard — 3 Comments ↓

One of my long-term church friends and I have friendly banter about my use of words and phrases that are probably more complicated than they need to be. Regularly, Lane and I have friendly conversations about the use of complex…

Church planting: time for new terminology?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Ircel Harrison — 1 Comment ↓

Susan Rogers serves as church planter and pastor of The Well at Springfield in Jacksonville, Florida. The Well at Springfield is self-described as “a community of faith seeking to practice the way of Jesus together by loving God, our neighbor,…

Tagged with: churches, missional, Missional churches, Susan Rogers
Posted in Church Starts

Should a dying church be repurposed?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — 3 Comments ↓

It seems that I’m stuck on thinking about dying or dead churches. Why so grim, Alan? That is a good question. It seems that folks are interested in talking about this topic. For some odd reason, I’ve been thinking about…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, dying churches, Missional churches
Posted in Leadership

What really sinks organizational staff

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

I once worked on a church staff with a person who was very educated and talented, but the staff member was undermining the entire organization. This staff member would never say anything publicly that would criticize anyone. The staff member…

Tagged with: Christianity, church conflict, congregation, congregations, Missional churches, staff conflict
Posted in Leadership

Receiving hospitality

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Rob Nash — No Comments ↓

Alan Roxburgh’s recent book, “Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood,” lead me to a different sort of reading of a recent Sunday Gospel lesson from Mark 6:1-13. Jesus goes into his own home town with his disciples, teaches in the…

Tagged with: Great Commission, Hospitality, Missional churches
Posted in Faithful Living, Ministry

Never say never

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Nell Green — No Comments ↓

I am working on a major sewing project. I told my daughter years ago, “Just never ask me to make your wedding dress.” Yeah… well… never say never! You guessed it… that is exactly what I am in the midst…

Just showing up

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Susan Rogers — No Comments ↓

I am more convinced than ever that showing up is one of the most important things we can do. As a minister serving a new faith community, I have been faced with many opportunities to be present for a variety…

Tagged with: Missional churches, transformation
Posted in Church Starts, Faithful Living, Leadership, Ministry