by Jock Ficken | Apr 8, 2024 | Navigate Cultural Change
Of course there’s still good news… right? The Bible is being taught. The Gospel is being proclaimed. The Sacraments are being administered. Plus, you and other folks like you are living out that good news as a response to the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross....
by Jock Ficken | Apr 2, 2024 | Navigate Cultural Change
It’s much more difficult to reach the average American with the Gospel today than it was 50 years ago. Let me illustrate with a variation of the Engle scale…popularized by Dr. James Engle decades ago. “1” is a person with no faith and quite far in their journey to...
by PLIadmin | Mar 19, 2024 | Leadership, Navigate Cultural Change
This week I’m continuing the storytelling I began last week about my experience in leading change. I shared about two of my early seasons of leading through change, and now move into my hardest season. The Most Difficult Season! After launching a second campus,...
by PLIadmin | Mar 12, 2024 | Leadership, Navigate Cultural Change
In the past weeks: We’ve compared remembering the past for the sake of future vision or for nostalgia. We’ve reviewed some of the common mistakes leaders make when navigating congregational change. You may be asking, does this really work in my church? I’m certainly...
