“Are you a priest, prophet, CEO, messiah, wage worker, Mayor, or child?” Just yesterday, it was announced that the CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, resigned. The company’s Chief Technology Officer, Parag Agrawal, will become the CEO. Now, just for a second, imagine if you were Parag –
How does your church or ministry make decisions on something it has not done before? I often joke about our denomination’s “four-year study” requirement to do anything. It seems that the equivalent in the local church is like, “let me ask my friend who knows
Every Monday, subscribers of The Gaze get a Sermon Starter + Sermon Series Title Graphic from PASTORIA x Pulpit Supply Co. This sermon starter is based on the lectionary gospel text, Luke 4:14-21, for 1.23.2022 – here’s the bottom line: God’s calling is beyond me
The Great Resignation For some of us, the Church to which we belong does not yet exist – it is currently in the process of being constructed. We have probably heard about the Great Resignation, by now. And, Barna says some 38% of pastors, even, have
Shortcut: People want to make their life more meaningful by GOING somewhere and are open to taking suggestions (aka being SENT). What’s your recommendation for them? This past week, at what has become THE conference of the hospitality industry (the Skift Global Forum), Brian Chesky,
How should pastors prepare for the next decade of ordained ministry? Well, let’s take a moment to consider the trends that are leading towards some specific outcomes: The decline of mainline protestantism will only continue, at least for a while Most churches will become smaller,
