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We are often asked two questions: Will Readiness 360 help my church? Who else like us has taken it and what were their results? In response to the first question the answer is “yes.” Unless your church has just undergone a major effort and is fatigued by analysis or pleas for participation in something other than (e.g., capital campaign, major …

While there is widespread agreement that strong spiritual leadership is critical for strong churches, there are competing theories and approaches for making that happen or even what that looks like. One Biblical, time-tested approach is still alive and relevant today: apprenticeship. Yet in order to have apprenticeship work in your congregation, you have to have good “master” disciples who are …

Innovation in the church is needed and easily misunderstood. Innovation isn’t about the latest shiny strategy but is about a cultural attitude that is constantly seeking to discern God’s will, follow the lead of the Holy Spirit, a refusal to put human boxes around what is and isn’t church and organizational nimbleness. Harvard Business Review recently interviewed Adam Bryant about …