A Ministry of Finance Blog Post

An old Sunday school rhyme instructed children to clasp their hands together, fingers intertwined with forefingers pointed skyward. “Here is the church, here is the...

After the Storm Blog Post

After the Storm How two churches worked together to bring relief to southwest Florida. with Matt Keller and Randy Bezet It was January of 2003,...

Avail: Planting the Dream Blog Post

CHURCH: Elan Church, Naperville, Illinois PLANTERS: Max & Juliet Lyons LAUNCHED: January 23, 2022 LAUNCH ATTENDANCE: 300 CURRENT ATTENDANCE: 185 What do you want your...

Stress Less Blog Post

Plus five more lessons in leadership longevity By Philip & Holly Wagner When we started pastoring, there was so much we didn’t know. After pastoring...

Reframe Your Shame Blog Post

“Shame is like everything else; live with it for long enough, and it becomes part of the furniture.” —Salman Rushdie “Each time he said, ‘My...