The concept of workplace or employee engagement has been talked about and studied for a long time. In simple terms, engagement means a genuine commitment to an organization that goes beyond a simple transactional (or “membership”) relationship. My wife, once when...
From Faith and Leadership By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Editor’s note: Research for this story was funded by The BTS Center, a Maine-based think tank focused on 21st-century faith communities. It included visits to nearly two dozen vital mainline congregations that have...
Addressing church decline is about confronting a shifting reality. By Amy Butler I had a spirited conversation with some friends the other day about church revitalization. The topic came up because, in my circles, some version of this question is on everyone’s mind...
Alban Weekly, April 2015 On a cold, rainy day in early March, a 30-something man walked into the sanctuary at the Haywood Street Congregation for the Wednesday midday service with a shaggy mixed-breed dog on a leash. Dark-haired and bearded, dressed in a brown T-shirt...
