by osqueza | Mar 13, 2023 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
The church is a body. And sometimes, bodies get sick. How do you diagnose and treat unhealthiness in the church? In this episode, we’re addressing lack of health within the church, and exploring the best ways to move toward church health. It turns out, human medicine...
by osqueza | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
Church ministry looks a lot different now than it did before Covid. Many churches are feeling lost about where to go next. In this episode, we’re talking about how to start a new church ministry that will succeed, no matter what size church you have. This...
by osqueza | Dec 14, 2022 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
Church planning. Strategic planning. Can they go together? Interestingly, strategic planning doesn’t get a lot of air time in the context of leadership discussions in church board rooms. In this episode, we’ll explore why that might be and discuss how strategic...
by osqueza | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
Do we need to invert our boardroom agenda? As a board, it’s easy to get caught up in stewardship issues of church ministry, such as plowing, caring for the facility, finances, etc. This is good work, and a board meeting agenda can be filled with it. At the same time,...
by osqueza | Dec 1, 2022 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
It’s been said that if you want to know what someone values, you need only to look at their checkbook. Is there a corollary indicator of what the local church values? With what your church values? Board Meeting Dynamics What happens in a board meeting shapes ministry,...
by Grace Gospel Fellowship | Nov 10, 2022 | Blog, Thriving Church Leadership
It has been said that the local church is God’s plan A to point people to the lifegiving message of Jesus Christ. There is no plan B. Leadership for God’s plan A (the church) is not insignificant. 1 Timothy 3:1 says, “The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to...
