by Beth Kennett | Oct 5, 2016 | Congregations
Join us for a conversation at 10 am, October 6. Call information: 641.715.3300, access code 165517# The Center for Congregational Health has had a lot of calls about church conflict lately, almost daily over the past month. Why is this? What is going on? I have a...
by Beth Kennett | Sep 20, 2016 | Congregations, Future
Over the past week, I have been involved in several conversations about the church of the future, or the “next” church. People usually approach this conversation from one of two perspectives—either, fear and concern for the future of the Church, especially the...
by Beth Kennett | Aug 2, 2016 | Communication, Congregations
We are working to bring you more relevant and up to date information in our newsletter each week. The most recent edition was sent on Tuesday, August 2. There is more than one way to subscribe: click on this link, read the latest edition, scroll to the bottom of the...
by Beth Kennett | May 12, 2016 | Congregations, Future, Relationships
This week I read a wonderful blog by Elizabeth Mangham Lott, Ode to an Imperfect Church. It could be entitled “Ode to a healthy church.” Elizabeth’s writing is a gift to the reader and this blog, in particular, made me pause. When I work with a...
by Beth Kennett | Mar 29, 2016 | Congregations, Future
by Jill Crainshaw, Ph.D., Blackburn Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology at Wake Forest University School of Divinity Note: This post is the first in an Eastertide series being offered by a joint task force composed of members from the Church Growth and...
by Beth Kennett | Feb 15, 2016 | Congregations, Leadership
By Beth Kennett Over the past few weeks, I have been in settings that have been preparing me for my Lenten journey—teaching a class on Ministry Leadership and Coaching Skills, participating in a Coach Training Program, working alongside of a congregational renewal...
