From CTPastors By Chris Nye One thing you learn when you have a yard sale is that the people who regularly attend them are an eclectic bunch. They are scroungers, deal-getters, skeptics of anything “new”; they love a bargain, and they despise the negligently...
By Danielle Shroyer I’ve been interested in the work and writings of Margaret Wheatley for many years now. I just read her book, with Deborah Frieze, Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey Into Communities Daring to Live the Future Now. They used the title “Walk Out,...
From Center For Creative Leadership Change is inherently stressful. But it doesn’t have to be negative. Each new workplace change — new technology, new co-worker, new job responsibilities — requires you to invest time, effort and energy into adapting. Sometimes, it’s...
By Derek Penwell The Huffington Post Christians of all stripes are freaking out a little (some a lot). Given the recent bleak news from the Pew Research Center, which indicates that Christianity is on the decline in the U.S., such exercises in hand-wringing are...
Baptist News Global By Brian Kaylor It’s not easy being a small, rural church in America today. Denominations sometimes focus more resources on bigger, urban congregations. And luring a pastor to the boondocks is a major challenge. “Many seminary graduates will not...
