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2020

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January – Repurpose Worship Space Don’t Rebuild

February – Get to Know the Community through Mapping

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2019

January – Defining Church Vitality: Let Me Count the Ways

February – What is Contemporary Worship

April – Building Your Community Ties with a Block Party

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2018

January – 18 Questions for 2018

February – Best Practices for Church Members Serving as Staff

March – Finding Significance as a Small Church

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2017

January — Conquering the Cutback Syndrome

February — How Do Congregations Respond to Interfaith Couples

March — Guide to Good Governance

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2016

Jan – How Ministry Teams Get Things Done

Feb – The Payday Lending Crisis: What Can Congregatgions Do?

March – What Numbers Matter for Congregations?

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2015

January – Our Our Future Pastors: Assessing the State of the Pipeline

February – How to Avoid the Potholes on the Road to Retirement

March – What Churches Can Do to Increase Social Media Security

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2014

January – Big Ministry Trends for 2014

February – A Parable about Pastoral Leadership

March – Clergy Turnover Consequences

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2013

January – How to Avoid Pastor Burnout

February – Downsize Staff Without Destroying Church

March – What Leadership Style Works

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2012

January – How to Perfect Your Leadership Triangle

February – How to Manage Change Resistance

March – What Type of Future Are We Building?

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2011

January – What is Your Unconscious Intent?

February – Accomplishing Worthy Goals: Being Smart is Not Enough!

March – Does a Congregation’s Location Influence Its Effectiveness?

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2010

January – Become Comfortable with Conflict

February – Should We Fine Tune Our Church Internal Culture

March – New Trends in Belonging

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2009

January – How to Identify Our Church’s Unstated Assumptions

February – Should Our Congregation Offer More Choices?

March – Going Into All the World: Church Website Basics

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2008

January – What Core Values Drive our Church?

February – Shepherding New Ideas through Change-Resistance Minefields

April – Making a Good Start with Your New Pastor?

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