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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 …

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 …

When I work with congregations, I bring with me strong composite trends that have accumulated over time from the many churches I have served as coach and/or consultant. Sound formulas allow me to process a church’s situation and its possibilities faster.  Here are four of my favorites. (DISCLAIMER: there are plenty of contexts that require an adjustment of these ratios …