CPBA Annual Meeting

Last week I began a series of articles that center on the directional questions church leaders need to answer.  The first question is about mission – what are we to be doing as a church?  The Great Commandment and Great Commission give us the answer.  The mission of the church is not self-determined but discovered…

I recently finished the book Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger.  The author shares how Lewis and Clark had to adapt their leadership strategy to accomplish the mission they had been given from President Thomas Jefferson.  Hoping to find a water way to use from the Mississippi to the Pacific they instead…

Healthy Structures – Membership This week I share the eighth of nine targets for healthy churches – Membership.  The three targets under the category Healthy Structures are Leadership, Membership, and Discipleship.  One of the New Testament images of the church is that of a Body made up of many members (1 Cor. 12:12-14, 27).  Paul goes on…

In 1 Chronicles 12, it reveals how the tribes of Israel were offering their allegiance to David.  As the number of men and their skills were described, the characteristics that marked the tribe of Issachar were: “They understood the times and knew what Israel should do.” (v.32).   As our nation struggles to face the effects…

Healthy Identity – Missionaries Today I share the third of nine targets for healthy churches. The final aim under Healthy Identities is that of being missionaries.  Local churches are created as missionaries to the world. Every church is called to make disciples faithfully and boldly in her local context and to partner in mission efforts to make…