Church identity

Article Remarketing, Not Reinventing
- By Mike Harris
- Posted on April 27th, 2012
Changing Neighborhoods, Part 2 The average Protestant church in the U.S. was founded in 1940. Yours might be a little older or a little younger than that, but unless you’ve …
Article Is Your Church in Puberty?
- By Sean Drummond
- Posted on April 24th, 2012
I am sure everyone remembers what it was like to be an adolescent. I am also willing to bet that no one remembers particularly enjoying that time of their life—the physical…
Article Rocking the Boat without Capsizing
- By Stacey Cole Wilson
- Posted on April 11th, 2012
In the late 1980s, rhythm and blues group Midnight Star climbed the charts with a sensational hit called “Don’t Rock the Boat.” Have you experienced these…
Article Caring for the Core
- By Martin Thielen
- Posted on February 26th, 2012
Before moving to my present pastorate, I belonged to a fitness club called Sports Village. One section of the gym features five fitness machines called “The Core.” As …
Article Adaptation or Extinction
- By John Flowers and Karen Vannoy
- Posted on February 13th, 2012
When Darwin visited one of the Galapagos Islands, he found a finch that had a strong curved beak perfect for cracking the shells of seeds, this bird’s primary food. Then…
Article Improve Your Communication: Q&A with Kem Meyer
- By Kem Meyer
- Posted on November 2nd, 2011
Your church has a valuable message to share. But before people in the congregation or community encounter that message, they encounter you. What are you saying? How are you…