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The British missionary Lesslie Newbigin went to India around 1950. There he was involved with a church living ‘in mission’ in a very...

Roy and Josh were stuck. They were at loggerheads. Months of chronic low-grade conflict had worn them down. Their best efforts to deal...

There are at least five reasons why the pastors of plateaued and declining churches should master the skills of assertive leadership. 1....

Framework Leadership: Position Yourself for Transformational Change ,  Kent Ingle In Framework Leadership , Kent Ingle creates a...

Training pastors in an intense, concentrated week. The Turnaround Pastors Boot Camp offers unique value because it combines reliable...

The last week of April 2016 was a milestone for Turnaround Pastors. Not only was it a blessed opportunity to serve pastors at our Boot...

Something’s cooking at Ronald’s House. Pastors who face the daunting task of leading a church turnaround might take a few tips from their...

Life’s most important lessons are often the costliest. They may cost suffering. They may cost time. They may cost failure. They may cost...

NOTE: The journey below was written before the publication of our book, Pastor Unique: Becoming a Turnaround Leader. Heck, we didn’t even...

Ever have this happen to you? You’ve just started at a new client church. It’s your first Sunday sermon before this congregation. The...

An interim pastor has it easier in one regard: the church hired you to accomplish one specific task. Your job, which you have chosen to...

At some point in our lives, we have all heard the phrase “change is the only constant.” However, in practice, many people find change...

Note: This is the first of two brief articles on church revitalization plans. This one maps out a revitalization strategy for an incoming...

Our brains create powerful nerual pathways known as “habits” that help us get through the day. They are very difficult to unlearn. The...

The human mind resists change, so don’t take it personally! In 1975, researchers at Stanford invited a group of undergraduates to take...

Like every other system, churches operate to resist change. All systems resist change. That includes churches. A church is a spiritual...

Church revitalization pastors are often seen like the fabled monk who made a vow of silence. He was allowed two words per year. After his...

“You two — stop that! Don’t you know it’s impolite to run up and down the aisles in church?” It was clear why that church had a hard time...

Hostility, sabotage and open conflict. That is the lot of the pastor who leads change. Anyone brave enough to be pastor must possess...