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The anxious seminary students waited for the sociology professor to hand out the final exam. Fifty percent of their semester’s grade hung...

“Make corporate propaganda feel like folksy truisms” is how one Ad Director summed up his job. A Lifeguard said that her job consisted of...

After his older brother was baptized in church, little Tommy sobbed all the way home. Three times his father asked what was wrong....

at·ti·tudeˈadəˌt(y)o͞od/ noun a settled way of thinking or feeling about someone or something, typically one that is reflected in a...

His downfall happened when his emotional reserves were exhausted. His sister’s unexpected death left him reeling. She was an esteemed...

“Don’t change anything for a year!” That has been an adage forever for a pastor who is new to a church. I wish I had a quarter for every...

“I don’t’ believe you!” he would shout from the last row of the classroom. John Holland was one tough task-master. He taught a seminary...

Whatever you think of the Pope, he knows the power of pulpit, symbol, & compassion. He walks in the way of faith, hope, & love. Today it...

Pastoral ministry is a boiling cauldron of relentless deadlines, impossible demands, unreasonable expectations, and inadequate resources....

There’s a “gotcha” in the Bible’s term for the person your church calls to do the preaching, run day-to-day operations, and superintend...

They lead like Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Bradley and George Marshall led the invasion of Nazi Europe. They trust their team. They give...

The sixties. Not the decade fifty years ago, but the age swiftly overtaking a person who once hoped to remain forever young. My sixties....

Not all of life’s important events happen on stormy seas. Before moving to the Pacific Northwest my family lived on an alluvial plain of...

What’s the easiest, most effective way for pastors to create and maintain a spirit of unity in their congregations? It might be easier...

Is it time to tell a new story? Sing a new song? Turnaround Pastors know how to harness the power of narrative – the stories we tell...

This is it. You’ve reached decision time. You’ve got to decide whether this year will rehash everything that’s gone before. Or will it be...

Is 2015 the year you start leading like a Turnaround pastor? If so, it’s time to start implementing those best practices Innovation....

The Alban Institute is offering a seminar that should interest many an intentional interim pastor. “ Dealing with Difficult Behaviors ”...

It’s Thursday morning. Your pastor of nine years just dropped a bomb in the Diner. You’ve suddenly lost interest in polishing off...

Turnaround pastors have a unique opportunity to permanently change the trajectory of church hospitality. Our “information gathering” in...