On today’s whiteboard video, Keith Doornbos illustrates the importance of churches having a healthy “gravitational pull” that helps move people from disconnected to deeply connected. Watch the video to learn how to create a gravitational pull in your church, and how one key question helps guides the process. Be sure to check out Church Renew to learn more about this impactful …
Master of Ministry Program at Kuyper College – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 10: Episode 6
Kuyper College is a key partner with Luminex! Today, we are blessed to have Branson Parler from Kuyper College share some key distinctives that make Kuyper’s Master of Ministry Program unique, and a blessing to emerging and established ministry leaders, along with the churches and organizations they serve. Watch the video to learn more and to learn how you, or …
Systems Thinking Conclusion (Part 5) – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 10: Episode 5
This is the final video in the 5-part series on Systems Thinking. On today’s whiteboard video, John Messer touches on several key points that in combination help church leaders develop into systems thinkers. NOTE: If you missed any of the earlier videos in the series, click here to catch up! This series comes courtesy of John Messer, who recently completed a …
The Perseverance of Christ on the Cross
My prayer is that even though we are physically quarantined, we might be spiritually liberated like never before. That in the hours leading up to Easter, as we fix our focus on Christ on the cross, we’ll be awed afresh by the glorious manifestation of God’s love – immeasurably wide, unspeakably high, unfathomably long, indescribably deep. Christ on the cross …
Causal Loop Diagram (Part 4) – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 10: Episode 4
This is part 4 in a 5-part series on Systems Thinking. Today, John Messer makes the case that ministry burnout is real (and all too common)… yet absolutely avoidable. John introduces a tool called the Causal Loop Diagram that helps explain and illustrate both the problem and the solution. Watch the video to learn more! This series comes courtesy of …
Behavior Over Time (part 3) – Whiteboard Wednesday Season 10: Episode 3
This is part-3 in a 5-part series on Systems Thinking. Today, John Messer shows how the interaction between Jethro and Moses (Exodus 18:13-27) points to a useful tool to understand behavior over time, leading to changes that address the core problem rather than its symptoms. This series comes courtesy of John Messer, who recently completed a doctorate degree in Systems …