Generational Thinking – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 8: Episode 6

Statistics complied over the past twenty years make clear that the model of ministry employed by the large majority of churches has contributed to a growing disconnect between young people and churches. On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday video, Shelley Henning, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at Grow Family Ministry, presents a different way of thinking and a challenge to churches to …

Vision 2020 Interview / Forthcoming Events in the SGL

Vision 2020 Update! Please watch this important Vision 2020 update from Synod of the Great Lakes Executive John Messer, together with Transition Ministry Catalyst Scott Lokers. Additionally, please mark your calendar for a Synod of the Great Lakes Vision 2020 presentation! Saturday, November 9, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Zion Reformed Church in Grandville (lunch included). This event will …

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“Leading in Uncharted Territory” Workshop with Tod Bolsinger

Mark your calendar for December 7, 2019! Corinth Reformed Church in Byron Center, Michigan, is hosting “Leading in Uncharted Territory: An Adaptive Leadership Workshop,” led by Dr. Tod Bolsinger. This event is for ALL church leaders – pastors, elders, deacons, staff members, etc. – and is presented by RCA Transformed & Transforming and Luminex. Watch the video below to learn …

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Casting Vision to People… or Casting Pearls to Swine?

Leaders understand the IMPORTANCE of vision. Their hearts and minds are captured by a picture of a preferred future – “the way the world ought to be.” Vision paints a picture of how the world will be different because of the work that you do. Leaders also understand the POWER of vision. The right vision will release the imaginations of …

Keychain Leadership – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 8: Episode 3

On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday video, Matthew Deprez (the Church Engagement Specialist at the Fuller Youth Institute) describes how giving “keys of leadership” to young people makes a world of difference. If you’re interested in growing young people at your church, this video is for you!