Recently, I had the opportunity to be part of a church’s Christmas planning. Probably like your church, the room had a myriad of feelings. Some staff members were very excited and had a blue sky view towards the planning. Others were concerned about the amount of time remaining until Christmas and all that needed to […]
There are two church services each year which have an elevated level of importance – Easter and Christmas Eve. Tonight, my wife and I attended Piedmont Church in Marietta, Ga who was hosting the first of their many Christmas Eve services. Led by the incomparable senior pastor Ike Reighard, Piedmont is a church who is […]
Is your community glad your church exists? In the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, GA, local businesses and schools are thrilled Piedmont Church is there. Led by Ike Reighard, Piedmont is committed to blessing its community and has seamlessly woven itself into the daily fabric of North Atlanta life. Nowhere was this more apparent than this […]
Bill Cowher tells Joe Posnanski in the December 19th edition of Sports Illustrated a statement Bill Parcells once said to him: “You start out coaching, and you think it is a big part of your life. And then, after a while, you realize that it is your life.” Leadership is intoxicating and can become all-consuming. The following […]
If your church needs to raise significant capital, I have developed a theory on what is needed for givers to mature, develop and fully participate in your initiatives. I refer to this growth curve as moving givers from Stability To Surrender To Sacrifice. Here is what I have witnessed over the last decade: The first time a person gives to […]
We are angry as a society. Maybe it’s that we are impatient and have no margin. Maybe we are just selfish. Maybe we are seeing the results of the breakdown of the family. Maybe at our core we are scared and insecure. Maybe we know that to most people and businesses we are simply commodities that if […]
December was a month with many pleasant surprises. I expected a down month because of the holidays but it turned out being the 2nd highest month of traffic since the launch of this site. Because of the holiday season, many of the posts centered on Christmas and church-related issues.  The following are the Top 10 for December […]
