by J. Patrick Vaughn | Mar 24, 2020 | Opinion
An explosive growth in literature devoted to leadership has taken place over the past 20 years. From Jim Collins’ influential “Good to Great” to Patrick Lencioni’s remarkably accessible “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team,” many pastors’ bookshelves are filled with...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jan 29, 2020 | Opinion
The signs are clear. The indicators are there. What the church in North America needs from its pastoral leadership is quickly shifting. Really, it’s no surprise. Here we are on the backside of Christendom’s bell-shaped life-cycle curve. The cultural pockets wherein...
by Mark Tidsworth | Dec 26, 2019 | Opinion
Please don’t call a vitalized pastor until your church is ready. Why? Because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When your church is not ready and you call a vitalized pastor, the painful outcomes are predictable. After the dust of conflict settles, my...
by Rhonda Abbott Blevins | Sep 11, 2019 | Opinion
I was a junior in college when I saw something I’d never seen before: a woman preacher. Growing up Southern Baptist, it never even crossed my mind that a woman could preach or be a pastor. And then I saw her. It was at a state collegiate Baptist campus-ministry...
by Mark Tidsworth | Jun 27, 2019 | Opinion
Developing a “community of practice” was the focal point of seven churches from one denomination a few years ago. Before starting, my organization, Pinnacle Resource Associates, wrestled around with the purpose of this work. What’s the goal we are pursuing? Are we...
