Fall 2005

When God began a painful and wonderful transformation in my father’s heart and church, I thought I was merely along for the ride.

A tiny church in a hostile setting reminds us it’s the small things that make a difference.

Our game plan for changing the name of our church.

Confused and aimless? You can recover your sense of direction.

Are you giving non-musicians a voice?

Leading change is a dangerous, consuming calling.

Not having a building doesn’t stop this creative and growing congregation in D.C.

A theology of turnaround.

What to do when emergencies and outbursts bring your worship service to a halt.

Lower priority and fewer classes for Sunday school.

Why some men marry early and some not at all.

If your church is over 40, you’ll need a plan to stay fit.

Country parson pops with iPod crowd.

Finally, a spiritual formation guide for less-than-saints.

A retiring pastor and his successor discover what it takes to make a transition plan work.

If it ain’t broke … thinking leads nowhere.

There’s a good reason pastors and associates don’t feel like friends. It’s more important than that.

Disastrous conflict, moral failure, spiritual depression, or simply long, slow decline. Churches do come back from debilitating trauma. How?

Before asking how church should look, let’s make sure we’re clear what the church is for.

How do we preach saving grace to those who just aren’t “good” at sinning?