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Posts Tagged ‘Shift Missional Ownership’
5 Ways to Increase Impact and Sustainability by Serving “Outside the Walls”
By: Jock Ficken
Getting outside the church walls to serve and represent the love of Jesus to people around you is a difficult step for many churches and for many of us as … Continue reading
“We Gotta Do Stewardship”…and How to Do It
By: Jock Ficken
Most pastors in most churches don’t teach people a biblical foundation for giving and as a result they harvest what they sow…or what they haven’t sown! (This follows the “broken … Continue reading
Large-Scale Change Requires Courageous Decisions
By: Jock Ficken
Large-scale change is all around us. “Times of large-scale change call for courageous decisions. Without those decisions, time sweeps the surface clean, preparing for a new start.” Dr. John Palka … Continue reading
The Real Measure of your Leadership
By: Jock Ficken
What if the real measure of your leadership was not all that was accomplished within your span of influence (count: worship attendance, offerings, buildings and programs built, etc.), but the … Continue reading
Where is God Leading you Next?
By: Jock Ficken
I asked a bunch of younger leaders to do the difficult, to challenge some “landing pattern” pastors and spouses and others who have served so well for so long to … Continue reading
Are you in a Landing Pattern?
By: Jock Ficken
Here are two realities: Reality 1: The United States is one of the largest mission fields in the world. Reality 2: Large numbers of pastor-leaders (spouse-leaders and lay-leaders too!) will … Continue reading
Grit Your Teeth and Get in the Local Mission
By: Jock Ficken
So many—pastors, churches, women, men—who intentionally enter some slice of their community to represent Jesus and respond to the mission of God start by gritting their teeth and finally giving … Continue reading
3 Non-Negotiables for Congregational Change
By: Jock Ficken
Every day, leaders wake up knowing that their congregation must navigate change or distance itself from being a vibrant community with wider influence. Here’s the problem: Inertia wakes up even … Continue reading
Rebuilding Community In and Around Your Congregation
By: Jock Ficken
A Conversation with Debbie Teike Earlier this year I sat down with Debbie Teike, a long time member and mentor within the PLI family. Debbie is the designer/builder of The … Continue reading
What You Can Do if You Think Your Church is Failing
By: Jock Ficken
80% of U.S. churches… Worship less than 100. Face steady to rapid decline. Possess collective memories of being 2 times or 10 times larger. Leaders and members are taunted with … Continue reading