This is also the title of a teleseminar I’ll be doing this Thursday. It seems a bit presumptuous to be able to reduce all of the issues that go on with our churches to just 5. There is, of course, a very long list. But these are the overriding issues that I see over and over. They are a combination of ...
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How a rider, an elephant, and a path can help you change your organization
By John Purcell © 2012
When Tech Corp (not it’s real name) decided to develop new vision, mission, and core values plus a strategy to move in that direction, they invited employees to interact more on the “rough draft” of the plan. What followed threw the leaders back on their heals, as several people opposed many of the changes and even utilized the venue as ...
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I think that for most churches Biblical community is an illusive term. Fellowship is used a lot with a wide range of meanings, everything from church suppers to hanging out in the “fellowship hall” to what happens in a small group. But to me, at least, these all conjure up images of acquaintances talking together at an acquaintance depth. What kind of community do you see in your mind when we are “at work” in, for, or in the name of the ...
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