The title for this post is also the vision statement for our Student Ministry.  This is a new vision for this group.  Why is it important?  To many times I believe that ministry can be staff reaching students.  I want to make sure that myself and my team will always remember that it is not about us.  You see when it is all ...

What is the vision of your ministry?  Stop.  If you can't answer that in less than 2 seconds then you need to change your vision.  If you pause, and then ho and hum, people are going to think that you are making it up on the spot.  The major problem is most of you are making it up on the spot.  So let me ask you this ...

  Today is trash day in Loveland, OH and it made me think of something.  Have you ever tried to throw away a trash can?  Believe it or not, it is very hard to do.  If you put the trash can out on the curb they take the stuff inside but not the trash can itself.  If you leave it by itself they do nothing with the trash ...

 Can you tell me what is wrong with this sign?  It was hung straight, printed correctly, even has nice white space, but something is really wrong.  Read the bottom quote very carefully.  Did you know that their beans were not 100% organic?  Did you know that they are failing at their goal by 75%?  Why announce to ...

In my last blog I wrote about change management and how it takes leadership and determination to motivate a church's staff to change. Experience and research teaches us that people have a difficult time changing unless confronted by one of two scenarios - the first being that of a "burning platform." The term 'burning ...