Peter Drucker says there are just two questions: What's our business? and How's our business? Our business is to make disciples of Jesus Christ. To know how we're doing, we need… read more

Members of the worship committee are arguing. Madeline, a member since 1965 says “Look, it makes no sense to do away with the confession of sin.” Howie, who owns the … read more

The mission of the church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” This directional mission statement, in use for quite some time by the… read more

Clergy sometimes complain that church members approach congregational issues with the same mindset they bring to their corporate or workplace decisions. How, they ask, can lay… read more

Sandra Owens had just been appointed to Redeemer, a mostly white, middle-class congregation with an average of thirty-five in worship. The church was in a large city, but not in… read more

One of many fond memories of the urban congregation with whom I currently serve happened during our practice of Holy Communion one Sunday morning. A new family came forward to… read more