One of the five VITAL aspects of church health that lead to revitalization is Authentic Community—the “A” in VITALs, as we teach in our Revive Workshop and Revive Book. A healthy church must be rooted in genuine love for one another. I’ve learned that two of the most basic human needs are to be loved … Read More
The news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has deeply saddened me. I didn’t know Charlie personally, but I followed his work, and I was able to see him speak at the Florida Family Voice gathering four months ago to the day he was tragically murdered. What impressed me most was that the majority of his message … Read More
Photo by Josh Calabrese on Unsplash Big news deserves to be celebrated, and last week the American Anglican Council (AAC) received some of the best news in our history. For nearly three decades, the AAC has stood in the trenches of Anglican life—championing biblical authority, equipping leaders, revitalizing churches, and strengthening governance across the Communion. … Read More
Leading a local church at any season is clearly hard. Sometimes Summers are harder, with lower attendance, the temptation to become lax with ministry (and go outside to have fun!), anxieties about expectations for the Autumn start. Ministry in general tends to funnel leaders towards isolation, and whether it’s Summer or not, isolation leads to … Read More
We are continuing our series on the importance of taking time to pause and do a church health checkup by looking at your local church body’s vital signs. This is based on the principle that it is healthy churches that grow. You can click here to read the first article in the series for more on that … Read More
