WATCH THE VIDEO... Grace Point Church in Paradise, PA hired Katie Beiler, a Literacy Teacher, instead of a second assistant pastor after learning about the district's need to have children better prepared for school. Beiler reports to a district [...]
"But remember: if prayer be anything at all, it is a thing to be done." George MacDonald Sooner or later even the most reluctant among us finds a use for prayer. Scrooge found his knees at the end of [...]
Over the years I have always tried to look at the broader trends going on in the world and try to translate them into the church world. Recently I was invited to sit in on a roundtable discussion with [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Change in the church began when we asked the question, “If our church disappeared, would anyone care?” That question set the direction for a 25-year journey that led us from just doing good things to solving real [...]
A number of years ago the Mayor of Fresno gathered a group of faith leaders and asked them a very provocative question; "What do you think is the role of faith institutions in seeking the economic well-being of a [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... What have faith leaders in the city with one of the highest rates of concentrated poverty in the nation done to create a faith-rooted ecosystem of innovation and economic opportunity that is bringing transformation? What is necessary for a city's faith [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Some of the best natural entrepreneurs in the United States are in underserved urban communities. They are called hustlers – visionary risk-takers who seize the opportunity to move product and turn a profit. They have the God-given [...]
WATCH THE VIDEO... Caring for Kids sought to bridge the gap between schools and churches to create lasting, meaningful partnerships built upon the simple but powerful question, “How may we help you?” By becoming a catalyst for collaboration and serving [...]
Entrepreneur: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. Merriam Webster Jesus said, “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” That statement is full of things [...]
Dear Pastors, in many ways we are genuinely between a rock and a hard place. According to poll after poll the church in America is losing ground in attendance, influence, credibility and virtually every other category that really matters [...]
