Les Robinson, vice president of the Center, suggests that being clear about their God-directed mission is at the very foundation of every faith community.

Dr. Chris Gambill, manager of Congregational Health Services, starts a series of blogs on what is a healthy congregation.

Dr. Bill Wilson, president of the Center for Congregational Health, shares a checklist developed by Dr. Chris Caldwell, for clergy who find themselves immersed in a conflicted situation.

This is a conference we are co-sponsoring with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina on October 22-23, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Wilmington, North Carolina.

Center President, Dr. Bill Wilson writes, "Check your vocabulary, and let’s see if we can inject some new words into our conversations: passion, energy, enthusiasm, meaning, purpose. Those words describe the kind of church and church leader our world needs today."

Rev. Melissa Clodfelter, Coordinator of Coaching, begins a series of blogs for Congregational Leadership Boot Camp.

Nelson Granade, faculty member for the Center, states "pastors need to fight the impulse to fulfill congregants’ unrealistic expectations. In order to do that, they must understand that they are players in a number of powerful systems that reward such behavior."

One of the most precarious tasks a preacher faces is that of being a prophet. The role of Prophet is one that many ministers feel a deep ambivalence toward. All preachers know that relevant preaching must address the great issues of the day and offer a word from the Living Word.

Melissa Clodfelter, the Center's Coordinator of Coaching, writes about using kindess in confrontation.

Center president, Bill Wilson, blogs about the importance of clear mission and purpose.