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I hope that you’ll consider joining me at this upcoming Alban sponsored 2 1/2 day event on Building Staff Collegiality April 27, 2010 – April 29, 2010 Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center , Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Facilitator: Susan Beaumont The seminar is scheduled to begin at noon with lunch on the first day and end […]
Read MoreI hope that you’ll consider joining me at this upcoming Alban sponsored 2 1/2 day event on Building Staff Collegiality April 27, 2010 – April 29, 2010 Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center , Lake Junaluska, North Carolina Facilitator: Susan Beaumont The seminar is scheduled to begin at noon with lunch on the first day and end […]
Read MoreMost large congregations choose between small groups and Sunday school when it comes to selecting a vehicle for educating, assimilating, discipling and caring for members. I rarely encounter congregations that are strong in both small groups and Sunday school. Churches with a history of demonstrated strength in Sunday school attendance have difficulty creating sustained small group […]
Read MoreMost large congregations choose between small groups and Sunday school when it comes to selecting a vehicle for educating, assimilating, discipling and caring for members. I rarely encounter congregations that are strong in both small groups and Sunday school. Churches with a history of demonstrated strength in Sunday school attendance have difficulty creating sustained small group […]
Read MoreThe multi-site movement is growing. Several months ago USA Today featured an article on the growing phenomenon. The Leadership Network and Hartford Institute for Religion Research reported that among U.S. Protestant megachurches, 37% reported having two or more locations under the same leadership in 2008. Of the USA’s 100 largest churches, 67% now have two or more […]
Read MoreThis week, two different coaching clients have wanted to talk about the same issue. How do you have a supervisory conversation with a member of the staff team who performs well on the essential functions of their job, but has some personality issues? (In one case the employee displays a very pessimistic attitude about everything; […]
Read MoreOkay, so I need help on this one. I’m writing a new book on the large congregation (targeted at congregations with worshiping communities between 300 and 1,800). It’s about the uniqueness of the large church from a leadership and structural perspective. I’ll be introducing a size typology for large congregations to replace the traditional “corporate” […]
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