Mar
24
Just the Facts on The Next America series
We’re beginning a new series on the blog. It’s a read-along of the book The Next America: Boomers,
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Mar
24
The Gift of Data (Part 7) – On Being Here Now
As I look forward to starting The Next America Read-Along later this week, it’s time to tie up some
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Mar
13
What Future, Church?
When I posted Structuring for Discipleship last Monday, I thought 80 people might read it. Instead, it’s the most-read
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Mar
03
Structuring for Discipleship
The second paper of the Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church, on reforms to governance and administration, was released
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Feb
24
Spirituality & Social Media Presentation
This Saturday, I had the honor of co-leading a workshop on “Spirituality and Social Media” with Ms. Karmel Puzzuoli, the
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Feb
10
Congregational Sustainability Roundup
Acknowledging that some churches will not exist in twenty years leads us to ask, “What can we do now to
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Feb
01
What Makes a Church Sustainable?
But across my screen this morning came an excellent post from Adam Trambley about sustaining ministry in local congregations. And
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Sep
26
The Gift of Data (Part 6) – The Number You Need to Know
The last post in this series described how to approach deeply depressing data. It’s a good thing I already
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Sep
04
The Gift of Data (Part 5)
This is the fifth post in a series. You can read the first four posts here.
In my last post,
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Aug
23
The Gift of Data (Part 4)
In my last post (shockingly long ago due to a death in the family, summer vacation for my children, and
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