The two most common reasons top (Japanese, British, European, American) executives derail? Rigidity: They are unable to adapt their style to changes in the organizational culture, or they were unable to take in or respond to feedback about traits they needed to change or improve. They couldn’t listen or learn. Poor relationships: The single most [...]
Tag Archives: Church health
Pizza of the Pharaohs
24 May, 2006 – 6:15 AM
Dave Zovak has ruined my image of the Pyramids forever with this photo. Here are his reflections on the experience and some insights on the Gospel and culture. It should not have been there. It stood out like an American flag in a Middle-Eastern bazaar, but somehow it not only survived, but thrived. Next to [...]
Will being cool save the church in the post-Christian culture?
24 April, 2006 – 10:54 PM
Mark Sayers is blogging. Check out: Will being cool save the church in the post-Christian culture? He writes well. Emerging church
4 books you’ll be lucky to find
7 April, 2006 – 4:16 PM
Three top books on the renewal of the church in its life and mission. All out of print. All worth tracking down if you are a student of movements and love the church. “Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church” (Howard A. Snyder) “The renewal of the church (The Dale lectures)” (Willem Adolph [...]
Why big churches are
13 March, 2006 – 4:49 PM
Veteran observer of church life, Lyle Schaller on why larger churches are larger: Larger churches tend to have higher expectations for their members’ active participation than smaller churches. Larger churches tend to be more conservative in theology and more liberal in practice, while smaller churches are often more liberal in theology and more conservative in [...]
11 MegaChurch Myths
22 February, 2006 – 2:32 AM
The Hartford Institute for Religion Research has been putting the North American MegaChurch under the microscope in 11 Myths About Megachurches. Here’s the myths they challenge: All megachurches are alike. All megachurches are equally good at being big. There is an over-emphasis of money in all the megachurches. Megachurches are just spectator worship and are [...]
Mission Shaped or Mission Flavoured?
13 September, 2005 – 1:48 AM
Is your expression of church Mission Shaped or Mission Flavoured? You can find out by reading Ken Morgan’s informative article below.
Good question Tim
23 August, 2005 – 1:22 PM
Good question from Tim Jeffries recently about the application of Natural Church Development to a “missional” model of church. I regard Natural Church Development as the best paradigm and tool around for understanding and assessing church health. Good question about its application to “missional” models of church. NCD assumes “inspiring worship services” are on of [...]
