New Year

You have heard the phrase, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  When it comes to vision that is very true.  While “mission” is what we are called to do, “vision” is our best attempt to paint a picture of what fulfilling the mission in our local context will look like.    Vision pictures the end…

Last week I began a series of articles focusing on our values.  We first looked at the value of Meaningful Relationships which is the foundation of the second value – Purposeful Partnerships.  If our mission is to be a network of churches partnering for the gospel to reach the northland and the nations, then partnership is the key…

In my article last week, I addressed Jesus’s call for all who are his followers to be disciple makers.  This is something we often hear and proclaim in our churches and conferences.  One of the missing components that I often observe is the lack of a clear pathway of discipleship.  If the goal is to help…

Healthy Foundations – Scripture This week I share the fifth of nine targets for healthy churches – Scripture.  The three targets under the category of Healthy Foundations are Gospel, Scripture, and Prayer.  From the church’s beginning they devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching (Acts 2:42). The apostle Paul commanded Timothy, pastoring in Ephesus, to be devoted to…

Last week I shared about understanding change and how it is a constant in our life and ministry.  We can either choose to be reactive or proactive.  Leaders are in a position to be proactive and able to help lead their teams and organization in change.  The fact that change is often difficult requires that…