Money matters are always an awkward topic to broach in church. Here’s the answer: KISS – Keep It Spiritual, Silly. In this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Ken Neevel, Director of Development and Facilitation for the Reformed Church in America, talks about financial stewardship and spirituality. He changes the acronym of “KISS” from “Keep it simple, silly” to “Keep it spiritual, silly;” …
Engaging Followers – Luminex Podcast Episode 7
On this week’s podcast, John Messer, explains the ins and outs of Robert Kelly’s Follower Matrix and how that relates to discipleship and leadership development in your churches.
Three Needs that Every Church Can Meet
Whether your church is big or small, old or new, there are three needs that every person longs for and every church can meet. On this week’s Whiteboard Wednesday Doug McClintic, Church Multiplication catalyst for Luminex, delves into these three needs – transcendence, significance, and community – and how every church can meet them. The first, transcendence, is the need …
Frames of Leadership
Leaders come in all shapes and sizes, all with different competencies and emphases. What type of leader are you? And how can you develop competencies in other ways of leadership? On this Whiteboard Wednesday, Jill VerSteeg, Director of Transformational Engagement, delves into three different frames of leadership based on Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal’s book, Reframing Organizations. Each of these …
Aligning Church Ministries with Mission and Vision
Once you have a solid understanding on your church’s mission and vision, it’s time to make sure your ministries and departments are actually working together to help you realize that vision. On this Whiteboard Wednesday, Mike Gafa provides us with a quick tool to do just that – it’s called the “Keep-Alter-Stop-Add” tool. First, consider one of your existing ministries. …
Measuring Leadership
Let’s talk about leadership. It’s one of those topics that seem to be all the rage. On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, we have Dan Ackerman from Zeeland Classis answer a very important question on the topic of leadership: “How can we measure leadership?” Oftentimes, we use characteristics and skill sets to measure what makes a leader. But is there a another …
Whiteboard Wednesday: Reaching the Next Generation – Create, Connect, Commit
When we look at recent research on the number of young people who are leaving the church, solutions can seem pretty bleak. It’s tempting to think that if your church hired just the right person or constructed the most attractive structure, younger generations would flock back through the sanctuary doors. But we know that young people aren’t looking for hyper-relevant …
Reaching The Next Generation Part 2: Podcast Episode 6
Show Notes In part one of this episode, we dug into the reasons why so many emerging adults are leaving the church, or never attended in the first place. This week Rick Zomer & Tanner Smith return to give us the next steps to practically integrate the generations within your church and authentically walk in step with young adults as …
Mission and Values: The Flesh and Bones of Who We Are
Two words that are used a lot in churches are mission and values. But sometimes those words aren’t used with clarity. On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Dan Ackerman, Executive Leader of Zeeland Classis, illustrates the true meaning of mission and values through the flesh and bones of how we live. The mission is like the skeleton of our body, whereas the …
Reaching The Next Generation Part 1: Podcast Episode 5
Episode 5: Reaching The Next Generation Part 1. There has been a steady decline of engagement in emerging adults within churches. Why is this happening? What are the concerns? What is the best way of engaging the next generation of disciples? On part 1 of this episode- Tanner Smith, pastor of Harbor Life Church in Granville, and Rick Zomer, Director …