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Easter is our celebration of hope. Sure hope. Not a vague wish. Certain hope. Wild hope. Hope beyond our largest dreams or imaginings....

The last two years have been difficult for our world, and depressing for many people personally. With Christmas again threatened by...

In amongst the many practical tasks facing churches returning from lockdown, it is good to pause and take a reflective, deeper look at...

Whatever proportion of the population are vaccinated it looks like Covid-19 may be with us for at least several years, in some way or...

Last year I had something happen that has rarely happened while I have pastored churches. I had two leaders who had mild burnout seek me...

A famous example of a failure to aviate is the December 1972 crash of Flight 401, an Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1011. The entire crew...

Just because we have left 2020 behind does not mean that we are in ‘clear water.’ There will be aspects of distancing and infection...

1. Reflecting on your own well-being/levels of burnout Pastors and other leaders that I talk with are tired. There are probably at least...

This Covid-19 pandemic is an incredible opportunity for recognizing and reconsidering how we do life and church. There are some lessons...

In a previous article I have predicted that sadly there will be some churches that will find that their ministry and/or financial...

I know it is early in this unprecedented season that we are in, but I reckon that in terms of church health and consultancy we will see...

I have consulted with around 70 churches in the area of transition and change. COVID-19 is forcing change on the church in so many ways....

There are only four ways that churches grow. By growth, I mean that they are reaching people for Christ, including them into the church...

A conversation that I have been having with a number of people is "what does a healthy church look like?" This is not an exhaustive list,...

We have seen an outpouring of grief around the world this week at the blazing destruction of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Some have...

“When we submit our lives to what we read in scripture, we find that we are not being led to see God in our stories but our stories in...

The New Year is often a great time to reflect on 2018 and also to look forward to what 2019 will bring. We can do that as individuals as...

In the current milieu we have an ambivalent relationship with growth. The topic of church growth has become out-of-favour, recognizing...

What happens to churches that engage a consultant? Do they decline, revitalise, or plateau?This research tracks the journey of ten...

One of the questions that comes up regularly when I am consulting with churches or mentoring church leaders is "How do we reach our local...