Church

The False Gospel of Visionary Success

“The whole problem is that churches don’t operate like businesses,” the businessman explained. “If they did, we’d all be a lot better off.” I can’t remember what prompted this discussion,

The Worst Sunday, The Best Sunday

Almost everything that could have gone wrong went wrong last Sunday. The Worst Sunday We hadn’t met in person in 133 days. It was our first Sunday back in person, with most

The Opportunity We Face Right Now

What a year. I remember the days when the impeachment in the States was the big news. Was that only last December? Since then we’ve had a pandemic and financial crisis. Add

Shaping Church Culture

My definition of church culture is simple. It’s whatever has been celebrated or tolerated so long within a church that it shapes the behavior and values of everyone within the church, usually