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Articles from 2013 and earlier were produced by the Alban Institute. For more recent content, please select from the list of topics at the top of this page.  We are in the process of adding articles from these issues to our index of topics so that you can access this timeless advice alongside the new resources we add each week. In the meantime, we invite you to peruse archived editions.

2013

* And Then the Rules Changed: October 28, 2013 No. 483
* The Power of Good Questions: October 21, 2013 No. 482
* Caring About the Conditions of the World: October 14, 2013 No. 481
* Methods that Generate Change: October 7, 2013 No. 480
* A Well in the Distance: September 30, 2013 No. 479
* Where to Touch the Elephant: September 23, 2013 No. 478
* Picking Leaders with Motivation in Mind: September 16, 2013 No. 477
* Affective Competence and Missional Identity: September 9, 2013 No. 476
* We Need to Change Our Thinking: September 2, 2013 No. 475
* What is a Story?: August 26, 2013 No. 474
* Science and Art of Motivational Leadership: August 19, 2013 No. 473
* Becoming an Affectively Competent Congregation: August 12, 2013 No. 472
* Thinking Big: August 5, 2013 No. 471
* Two Ways to Vote: July 29, 2013 No. 470
* It’s Your Church: July 22, 2013 No. 469
* Generations in the Church: July 15, 2013 No. 468
* Being the Church Today: July 8, 2013 No. 467
* A Model for Community: July 1, 2013 No. 466
* The Pastor and the Healthy Church: June 24, 2013 No. 465
* Getting Staff to Share: June 17, 2013 No. 464
* The Practice of Testimony: June 10, 2013 No. 463
* How Do Clergy Observe Sabbath? June 3, 2013 No. 462
* Preaching as Sermon Communication: May 27, 2013 No. 461
* Spidey Sense: May 20, 2013 No. 460
* Transforming the Spirit of Communities: May 13, 2013 No. 459
* Great Committees: May 6, 2013 No. 458
* Shared Ministry Is Good for All Congregations: April 29, 2013 No. 457
* Listening to the Listeners of Sermons: April 22, 2013 No. 456
* Simple Enough: April 15, 2013 No. 455
* Bound by Shame: April 8, 2013 No. 454
* Resilient Congregations: April 1, 2013 No. 453
* Ten Assumptions of Appreciative Inquiry: March 25, 2013 No. 452
* Signs of Vitality: March 18, 2013 No. 451
* Congregations and the Economy: March 11, 2013 No. 450
* Culture Streams: March 4, 2013 No. 449
* Separation Anxiety: February 25, 2013 No. 448
* Good Work: February 18, 2013 No. 447
* The Power to Make Promises: February 11, 2013 No. 446
* The Small Church: February 4, 2013 No. 445
* Embracing Conflict: January 28, 2013 No. 444
* Discernment as Worshipful Work: January 21, 2013 No. 443
* The Top 10 Articles of 2012: January 14, 2013 No. 442
* Simple Congregations: January 7, 2013 No. 441

2012

* I Am Still a Pastor: December 31, 2012 No. 440
* Blessings of the Season! December 24, 2012 No. 439
* Seasons and Stories: December 17, 2012 No. 438
* Building Capital: December 10, 2012 No. 437
* Fundraising Beliefs: December 3, 2012 No. 436
* The Hopes and Fears of All the Years: November 26, 2012 No. 435
* Neighbors and Covenant Relationships: November 19, 2012 No. 434
* New Experiments in Training Clergy: November 12, 2012 No. 433
* Welcome to Religious Polarization: November 5, 2012 No. 432
* Neophobia: October 29, 2012 No. 431
* Love is a Miracle: October 22, 2012 No. 430
* Today’s Rabbinate in Sight: October 15, 2012 No. 429
* Preaching the Transition: October 8, 2012 No. 428
* Preaching and Politics: October 1, 2012 No. 427
* The Challenge to Change: September 24, 2012 No. 426
* Healthy Practices for Practicing Balance: September 17, 2012 No. 425
* Covenants of Leadership Behavior: September 10, 2012 No. 424
* Is E-mail the New Parking Lot? September 3, 2012 No. 423
* Delighted and Disillusioned with Discernment: August 27, 2012 No. 422
* Discovering Work-Life Balance: August 20, 2012 No. 421
* What’s the Problem? August 13, 2012 No. 420
* Matching the Message with the Moment: August 6, 2012 No. 419
* Initiating the Conversation: July 30, 2012 No. 418
* How Your Congregation Learns: July 23, 2012 No. 417
* Learning from (Dis)ability: July 16, 2012 No. 416
* Planning: Six Assumptions, Six Realities: July 9, 2012 No. 415
* Whither Interim Ministry: July 2, 2012 No. 414
* Discernment, Theology, and Prayer: June 25, 2012 No. 413
* The Work and Calling of Ministry: June 18, 2012 No. 412
* Putting How Before What: June 11, 2012 No. 411
* Weighing the Giant Fly: June 4, 2012 No. 410
* Is Conflict a Good Thing? May 28, 2012 No. 409
* Finding the Right Blend of Action and Contemplation in Ministry: May 21, 2012 No. 408
* Creation Care in Motion: May 14, 2012 No. 407
* The Danger in “Getting By”: May 7, 2012 No. 406
* The Case for Becoming a Type Watcher: April 30, 2012 No. 405
* A Spirit of Hospitality: April 23, 2012 No. 404
* Restructuring the Rabbinate: April 16, 2012 No. 403
* A Congregation of Theological Coherence: April 9, 2012 No. 402
* A Backdrop of Loss: April 2, 2012 No. 401
* Preaching Is Not Fund-Raising from the Pulpit: March 26, 2012 No. 400
* The Problem Trap: March 19, 2012 No. 399
* Worship and Education for All: March 12, 2012 No. 398
* The Budget Isn’t Really That Important: March 5, 2012 No. 397
* Tomorrow’s Synagogue Today: February 27, 2012 No. 396
* 30 Markers of Staff Team Health: February 20, 2012 No. 395
* We Do It Differently: February 13, 2012 No. 394
* Pastor as Teacher, Congregation as Learning Community: February 6, 2012 No. 393
* A Question of Growth: January 30, 2012 No. 392
* Gone Fishing: January 23, 2012 No. 391
* Shame-Less and Grace-Full: January 16, 2012 No. 390
* Is the Pastor Here? January 9, 2012 No. 389
* There Are No Barriers to God’s Love: January 2, 2012 No. 388

2011

* From Your Friends at the Alban Institute: December 26, 2011 No. 387
* Should We Have a Congregational Meeting? December 19, 2011 No. 386
* When the Mission Changes: December 12, 2011 No. 385
* Rational Functionalism: December 5, 2011 No. 384
* Measuring Size and Complexity: November 28, 2011 No. 383
* Rethinking Ourselves as Preachers: November 21, 2011 No. 382
* Wisdom from Loren Mead: November 14, 2011 No. 381
* Claiming Your Leader’s Voice: November 7, 2011 No. 380
* Why Size Matters: October 31, 2011 No. 379
* We Are What We Sing: October 24, 2011 No. 378
* Finding Your Fundraising Voice: October 17, 2011 No. 377
* Theological Reflection in a Small Group: October 10, 2011 No. 376
* Having Style: October 3, 2011 No. 375
* Finding Yourself in the In-between: September 26, 2011 No. 374
* An Experiment in Feedback: September 19, 2011 No. 373
* Choices for Change: September 12, 2011 No. 372
* Practicing the Presence of God in Ministry: September 5, 2011 No. 371
* A Time for TRUST: August 29, 2011 No. 370
* Listening for God’s Leadings: August 22, 2011 No. 369
* Changing Our Perspective: August 15, 2011 No. 368
* The Pastor and Pornography: August 8, 2011 No. 367
* Life after Governance Change: August 1, 2011 No. 366
* Hope and Ethnography: July 25, 2011 No. 365
* The Pathway of Simplicity: July 18, 2011 No. 364
* Reimagining Organization: July 11, 2011 No. 363
* Why Do We Give?: July 4, 2011 No. 362
* It’s Your Church: June 27, 2011 No. 361
* Teams and Performance: June 20, 2011 No. 360
* The Company You Keep: June 13, 2011 No. 359
* Learning from a Life in Ministry: June 6, 2011 No. 358
* Special Privileges and Church Vitality: May 30, 2011 No. 357
* Ministry Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint: May 23, 2011 No. 356
* Changing the Conversation: Nurturing a Third Way for Congregations: May 16, 2011 No. 355
* Toward Transformative Continuing Education: May 9, 2011 No. 354
* The Public Witness of Baptism: May 2, 2011 No. 353
* A Resurrection Story: April 25, 2011 No. 352
* Determining the Ideal Board Size: April 18, 2011 No. 351
* Church as Wikipedia: April 11, 2011 No. 350
* Myth-Busting: April 4, 2011 No. 349
* Overcoming Loneliness in Ministry: March 28, 2011 No. 348
* Where Are We? March 21, 2011 No. 347
* What is the Substance of Our Hope? March 14, 2011 No. 346
* Waiting and Yearning in Lent: March 7, 2011 No. 345
* Ministerial Reflection: February 28, 2011 No. 344
* A Time for Lasts: February 21, 2011 No. 343
* Tending the Vineyard: February 14, 2011 No. 342
* September 11: A Challenge to Congregations: February 7, 2011 No. 341
* Authority or Leadership? January 31, 2011 No. 340
* Spiritual But Not Religious? January 24, 2011 No. 339
* Pathways to Leadership that Lasts: January 17, 2011 No. 338
* Planning for the Spirit: January 10, 2011 No. 337
* Finding the Optimal Level of Conflict: January 3, 2011 No. 336

2010

* Pastor as Detective: December 27, 2010 No. 335
* What is Theological Field Education? December 20, 2010 No. 334
* Make Green a Desert Place December 13, 2010 No. 333
* Top Ten Ways Conegregations Shape and Are Shaped By Society December 6, 2010 No. 332
* So Where Does the Buck Stop? November 29, 2010 No. 331
* A Note to Our Readers: November 22, 2010 No. 330
* There Once Was a World: November 15, 2010 No. 329
* Singing an Eclectic Repertoire: November 8, 2010 No. 328
* When is a Pipe Organ Just a Pipe Organ? November 1, 2010 No. 327
* Virtual Community: October 25, 2010 No. 326
* Policies, Performance, and Personnel: October 18, 2010 No. 325
* Scarcity and God’s Abundance: October 11, 2010 No. 324
* Celebrating Vocation in Worship: October 4, 2010 No. 323
* Bursting Forth without Burning Out: September 27, 2010 No. 322
* Seeing Ourselves in the Other: September 20, 2010 No. 321
* People Are Resources: September 13, 2010 No. 320
* What to Keep, What to Cut: September 6, 2010 No. 319
* Avoiding Mission Drift: August 30, 2010 No. 318
* A Well in the Distance: August 23, 2010 No. 317
* Ironies, Paradoxes, and Balance: August 16, 2010 No. 316
* Craving Community: August 9, 2010 No. 315
* In These Times: August 2, 2010 No. 314
* Friend, Foe, or Fiasco: July 26, 2010 No. 313
* Evangelism and the Under-Thirty Crowd: July 19, 2010 No. 312
* Why Do We Worship the Way We Have Always Worshipped When People Keep Changing?: July 12, 2010 No. 311
* Funding for Today and Tomorrow: July 7, 2010 No. 310
* Why Blog? : June 28, 2010 No. 309
* The Vision to Embrace Change: June 21, 2010 No. 308
* The POWR of Planning Worship: June 14, 2010 No. 307
* Rev. Mackay’s Dilemmas: June 7, 2010 No. 306
* Visions of the Sacred Community: May 31, 2010 No. 305
* Congregational Management—A Holy Calling: May 24, 2010 No. 304
* Setting the Welcome Thermostat: May 17, 2010 No. 303
* Should We Be Growing? May 10, 2010 No. 302
* The Prophet Calls for Civil Discourse: May 3, 2010 No. 301
* One Step at a Time: April 26, 2010 No. 300
* Playing in the Same Sandbox: April 19, 2010 No. 299
* Don’t Underestimate the System Delays: April 12, 2010 No. 298
* The Ministry of the Baptized: April 5, 2010 No. 297
* Tending to the Holy: March 29, 2010 No. 296
* A Word for Lay Christians: March 22, 2010 No. 295
* The Interim Period: March 15, 2010 No. 294
* Stations of the Search: March 8, 2010: No. 293
* Failure to Thrive: March 1, 2010 No. 292
* Simplicity Itself: February 22, 2010 No. 291
* Downward Mobility: February 15, 2010 No. 290
* The Power of Story in Local Congregations: February 8, 2010 No. 289
* When to Adopt New Technology: February 1, 2010 No. 288
* The Need for Stress and Conflict: January 25, 2010 No. 287
* The Case for Multifaith Education: January 18, 2010 No. 286
* Getting to the Heart of the Matter: January 11, 2010 No. 285
* The Pastor as Narrative Leader: January 4, 2010 No. 284

2009

* Why Would Laypeople Want Theological Education, Anyway? December 28, 2009 No. 283
* Mapping the Virtuous Circle: December 21, 2009 No. 282
* Why Pay the Preacher? December 14, 2009 No. 281
* Is E-mail the New Parking Lot? December 7, 2009 No. 280
* What’s in a Name? November 30, 2009 No. 279
* Small is Beautiful: November 23, 2009 No. 278
* Temptations in Ministry: November 16, 2009 No. 277
* Turning Toward Life: November 9, 2009 No. 276
* Taking Control of Your Time: November 2, 2009 No. 275
* Waltzing to the Eternal Rhythms: October 26, 2009 No. 274
* Stewardship and Simple Thinking: October 19, 2009 No. 273
* Pastoral Care as Healing Presence: October 12, 2009 No. 272
* Expeditions into What is Possible: October 5, 2009 No. 271
* Planning and the Budget: September 28, 2009 No. 270
* The Top Ten Alban Weekly Articles of 2009 (So far): September 21, 2009 No. 269
* Making God More Accessible: September 14, 2009 No. 268
* Spiritual Formation and Money: September 7, 2009 No. 267
* The Bivocational Congregation: August 31, 2009 No. 266
* The Stories We Are: August 24, 2009 No. 265
* Developing the Capacity to Attach Anew: August 17, 2009 No. 264
* American Dissonance: August 10, 2009 No. 263
* Funeral Evangelism: August 3, 2009 No. 262
* Teaching the Tradition: July 27, 2009 No. 261
* Controlling Conflicts of Interest: July 20, 2009 No. 260
* A Place that Offers Life: July 13, 2009 No. 259
* Ten Lessons About Being a Learner-Centered Teacher: July 6, 2009 No. 258
* The Third Place: June 29, 2009 No. 257
* How Will We Know?: June 22, 2009 No. 256
* Plans, Prayers, and Possibilities: June 15, 2009 No. 255
* The Importance of Outcomes: June 8, 2009 No. 254
* God Talk: June 1, 2009 No. 253
* Green Eyeshades and Rose-Colored Glasses: May 25, 2009 No. 252
* Increasing Resiliency to Hardship: May 18, 2009 No. 251
* Starting a Nonprofit at Your Church: Drawing More Resources To Meet Increasing Community Needs: May 11, 2009 No. 250
* Leading in a Culture of Change: May 4, 2009 No. 249
* Bridging the Gap between Knowing and Doing: April 27, 2009 No. 248
* The Art of Governance: April 20, 2009 No. 247
* And the Two Shall Become One: April 13, 2009 No. 246
* Maundy Thursday: April 6, 2009 No. 245
* Tending the Embers: March 30, 2009 No. 244
* Moments of Authentic Discipleship: March 23, 2009 No. 243
* Navigating the Seasons of Ministry: March 16, 2009 No. 242
* The Power of Feelings: March 9, 2009 No. 241
* Ministry in Hard Times: March 2, 2009 No. 240
* Finding the Optimal Level of Conflict: February 23, 20009 No. 239
* Narrative Leadership in Changing Times: February 16, 2009 No. 238
* Meet Me in the Middle: February 9, 2009 No. 237
* Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit: February 2, 2009 No. 236
* Who Locked the Gates?: January 26, 2009 No. 235
* Worship is Mission: January 19, 2009 No. 234
* Grants as a Source of Funding for Your Congregation: January 12, 2009 No. 233
* Ways to Pray in a Board Meeting: January 5, 2009 No. 232

2008

* The “What” and “Who” of Leadership: December 29, 2008 No. 231
* The Messy Work of Renewal: December 22, 2008 No. 230
* Celebrating Successes: December 15, 2008 No. 229
* Ministering to the Soul of a Community: December 8, 2008 No. 228
* Redeeming Church Scutwork: December 1, 2008 No. 227
* Myths about Communicating Congregational Identity: November 24, 2008 No. 226
* Hope: A Matter of Choice: November 17, 2008 No. 225
* Giving Up on Finding Christian Community?: November 10, 2008 No. 224
* Creating Something Beautiful for God: November 3, 2008 No. 223
* The Impossible Task of Ministry: October 27, 2008 No. 222
* Leadership as More than Being in Charge: October 20, 2008 No. 221
* Our Worth Comes from God, Not Money: October 13, 2008 No. 220
* Knowing Your Community, Defining Your Mission: October 6, 2008 No. 219
* Planning as Holy Conversation: September 29, 2008 No. 218
* Vital Congregations as Intentional Communities of Practice: September 22, 2008 No. 217
* Worship and Congregational Vocation: September 15, 2008 No. 216
* Reshaping the Transition into Ministry: September 8, 2008 No. 215
* Fallacies of Planning: September 1, 2008 No. 214
* The Aftermath of Afterpastoring: August 25, 2008 No. 213
* Beyond “Corporate”: New Insights on Larger Churches: August 18, 2008 No. 212
* Science in Faith and Ministry: August 11, 2008 No. 211
* Ecumenical Shared Ministry: August 4, 2008 No. 210
* Continuing the Call: July 28, 2008 No. 209
* Methods That Generate Change: July 21, 2008 No. 208
* A Well-Lived Life: July 14, 2008 No. 207
* Kite Strings and Clotheslines: Learning to Value Difference: July 7, 2008 No. 206
* Helping Committees Be Their Best: June 30, 2008 No. 205
* Valuing the Resources of the Young: June 23, 2008 No. 204
* The Problem Trap: June 16, 2008 No. 203
* How Responding to People’s Needs Hurts the Church: June 9, 2008 No. 202
* Learning to Apologize: June 2, 2008 No. 201
* Cleaning Up Bad Communication Habits: May 26, 2008 No. 200
* Technologies for Learning: May 19, 2008 No. 199
* Called to Purpose and Meaning: May 12, 2008 No. 198
* Eucharist as a Way of Life: May 5, 2008 No. 197
* Pastoral Sabbath Keeping: April 28, 2008 No. 196
* Who Owns a Congregation?: April 21, 2008 No. 195
* Congregational Web Sites: Our New Front Door: April 14, 2008 No. 194
* Vital Worship, Healthy Congregations: March 31, 2008 No. 193
* Practices in the Disciple-Forming Community: March 24, 2008 No. 192
* New Assets for Educating Congregational Leaders: March 17, 2008 No. 191
* Crunching the Numbers: March 10, 2008 No. 190
* Nurturing the Tree of Life: March 3, 2008 No. 189
* Differentiated Leadership: February 25, 2008 No. 188
* Congregational Readiness for Visioning and Planning: February 18, 2008 No. 187
* Dying as the Way to Life: February 11, 2008 No. 186
* Missional Preaching and the Kingdom of God: February 4, 2008 No. 185
* Planning to Grow: January 28, 2008 No. 184
* Preaching Ethically: January 21, 2008 No. 183
* “Intergenerational” as a Way of Seeing: January 14, 2008 No. 182
* Characteristics of Christian Worship: January 7, 2008 No. 181

2007

* The Heart of Simple Living: December 31, 2007 No. 180
* Blessings of the Season: December 24, 2007 No. 179
* A Good Deal of Books: December 17, 2007 No. 178
* Self-Organizing Congregations: December 10, 2007 No. 177
* Your Building Speaks: December 3, 2007 No. 176
* Middle of Anywhere: November 26, 2007 No. 175
* New Podcast Featuring Alban Author: November 19, 2007 No. 174
* Conflicts of Interest: November 12, 2007 No. 173
* Becoming a Holy and Healing Church: November 5, 2007 No. 172
* Intentionality, Practice, and Vitality: October 29, 2007 No. 171
* Who Is Robert? And Why Do We Follow His Rules, Anyway?: October 22, 2007 No. 170
* The Purposes of Staff Meetings: October 15, 2007 No. 169
* Speaking the Truth in Love: October 8, 2007 No. 168
* Leadership in a Non-Staff-Dependent Congregation: October 1, 2007 No. 167
* The Covenantal Caring Conversation: September 24, 2007 No. 166
* Beyond “The Good War”: September 17, 2007 No. 165
* Ministering to the Missing Generation: September 10, 2007 No. 164
* Pretending to Be Equal: September 3, 2007 No. 163
* Constructing Your Congregation’s Story: August 27, 2007 No. 162
* Exploring Learning Narratives: August 20, 2007 No. 161
* A Summer Break: August 13, 2007 No. 160
* Balancing Your Ministry, Renewing Your Life: August 6, 2007 No. 159
* What Makes a Congregation a Real Faith Community: July 30, 2007 No. 158
* Changing the Conversation: Nurturing a Third Way for Congregations: July 23, 2007 No. 157
* What It Takes to Make Congregational Change Stick: July 16, 2007 No. 156
* All I Really Needed to Know I Learned at Work: July 9, 2007 No. 155
* Grace and Graciousness: July 2, 2007 No. 154
* Redefining Power: June 25, 2007 No. 153
* Hospitality to the Stranger: June 18, 2007 No. 152
* Teaching the Congregational Choir: June 11, 2007 No. 151
* Following the Spirit’s Leading: June 4, 2007 No. 150
* Winning Grants: May 28, 2007 No. 149
* New Alban Web Site: May 21, 2007 No. 148
* Telling the Better Story: May 14, 2007 No. 147
* Pastor as Teacher, Congregation as Learning Community: May 7, 2007 No. 146
* Experiencing Silence: April 30, 2007 No. 145
* Becoming God’s Church: April 23, 2007 No. 144
* Church for the 21st Century: April 16, 2007 No. 143
* Alligators in the Swamp: April 9, 2007 No. 142
* Inviting People into Small Groups: April 2, 2007 No. 141
* Humble Leadership: March 26, 2007 No. 140
* The Stewardship of Risk: March 19, 2007 No. 139
* Designing a Staff Team for Ministry: March 12, 2007 No. 138
* Practicing Generosity: March 5, 2007 No. 137
* Maintaining Confidentiality in Search Committees: February 26, 2007 No. 136
* The Sabotage of Rumors: February 19, 2007 No. 135
* Why We Do What We Do: February 12, 2007 No. 134
* Ten Assumptions of Appreciative Inquiry: February 5, 2007 No. 133
* The Roller Coaster of Change: January 29, 2007 No. 132
* Living the Story: January 22, 2007 No. 131
* Preparing Ourselves for Worship: January 15, 2007 No. 130
* Key Dimensions of Healthy Partnerships: January 8, 2007 No. 129
* What is the Mission of “Missions”?: January 1, 2007 No. 128

2006

* Season’s Greetings: December 25, 2006 No. 127
* Silence: December 18, 2006 No. 126
* Faith and Everyday Leadership: December 11, 2006 No. 125
* Twenty Observations about Troubled Congregations: December 4, 2006 No. 124
* Stilling the Storm: November 27, 2006 No. 123
* Finding Common Ground: November 20, 2006 No. 122
* Expanding the Leadership Circle: November 13, 2006 No. 121
* Congregational Leadership and Pastoral Transitions: November 6, 2006 No. 120
* What Seminaries Do Well: October 30, 2006 No. 119
* What Do You Believe about Prayer?: October 23, 2006 No. 118
* Making Pastoral Evaluation Worthwhile: October 16, 2006 No. 117
* Promoting Healthy Congregations: October 9, 2006 No. 116
* A Congregation of Mystics: October 2, 2006 No. 115
* Christianity for the Rest of Us: September 25, 2006 No. 114
* Relocating the Clergy Ego: September 18, 2006 No. 113
* Getting Unstuck on the Pathway to Planning: September 11, 2006 No. 112
* Raising the Roof: September 4, 2006 No. 111
* Walking toward Easter: August 28, 2006 No. 110
* A Fierce Presence: August 21, 2006 No. 109
* Theological Reflection in a Small Group: August 14, 2006 No. 108
* The Encouraging Leader: August 7, 2006 No. 107
* Faith and Health: July 31, 2006 No. 106
* A Ministry of All: July 24, 2006 No. 105
* Icing on the Cake: July 17, 2006 No. 104
* Choosing Your Next Clergy Leader: July 10, 2006 No. 103
* Well-Tempered Worship: July 3, 2006 No. 102
* Need-Based Planning versus Asset-Based Planning: June 26, 2006 No. 101
* Lending Your Leadership: June 19, 2006 No. 100
* Imagining Congregational Identity: June 12, 2006 No. 99
* Holy and Active Listening: June 5, 2006 No. 98
* Starting a New Ministry: May 29, 2006 No. 97
* Learning to Pray: May 22, 2006 No. 96
* Leadership in an Attentive Congregation: May 15, 2006 No. 95
* The Post-Construction Blues: May 8, 2006 No. 94
* They Knew My Name: May 1, 2006 No. 93
* “Be Transformed by the Renewing of Your Minds”: April 24, 2006 No. 92
* Offerings of the Heart: April 17, 2006 No. 91
* Effective 21st-Century Ministry: April 10, 2006 No. 90
* Staff Teams: April 3, 2006 No. 89
* Worship in the Small Church: March 27, 2006 No. 88
* Assessing Spiritual Development: March 20, 2006 No. 87
* Discovering Your Core: March 13, 2006 No. 86
* From Message to Incarnation: March 6, 2006 No. 85
* Transforming Church Boards: February 27, 2006 No. 84
* Multimedia and Worship: February 20, 2006 No. 83
* Spiritual Leaders and Self-Care: February 13, 2006 No. 82
* The Practice of Testimony: February 6, 2006 No. 81
* Dialogue and Deliberation: January 30, 2006 No. 80
* Designing Staff Positions: January 23, 2006 No. 79
* Convictions, Vitality, and the Church: January 16, 2006 No. 78
* Disciple-Forming Congregations: January 9, 2006 No. 77
* Clergy Renewal: January 2, 2006 No. 76

2005

* Season’s Greetings: December 26, 2005 No. 75
* Brains at Church: December 19, 2005 No. 74
* Vital Signs: December 12, 2005 No. 73
* A Model for a Board Planning Weekend: December 5, 2005 No. 72
* The Competent Pastor: November 28, 2005 No. 71
* The Fair Report: November 21, 2005 No. 70
* The Spirit-Led Leader: November 14, 2005 No. 69
* Managing Congregational Stress: November 7, 2005 No. 68
* Practicing Right Relationship: October 31, 2005 No. 67
* Embarking on a Capital Campaign: October 24, 2005 No. 66
* Hearing God’s Voice through Change: October 17, 2005 No. 65
* Becoming a Blessed Church: October 10, 2005 No. 64
* Disaster Preparedness and Response: October 3, 2005 No. 63
* The Difficult Art of Saying “No”: September 26, 2005 No. 62
* Preventing Burnout in Board Members: September 19, 2005 No. 61
* Effective Delegation: September 12, 2005 No. 60
* Liberal and Evangelical: September 5, 2005 No. 59
* Acting on Your Gifts: August 29, 2005 No. 58
* Innovative Congregations: August 22, 2005 No. 57
* Church Growth: Shifting Your Leadership Style: August 15, 2005 No. 56
* Public Relations: August 8, 2005 No. 55
* A Summer Break: August 1, 2005 No. 54
* Multigenerational Worship: July 25, 2005 No. 53
* Planning for Social Ministry: July 18, 2005 No. 52
* Marketing: July 11, 2005 No. 51
* Faith and Politics: July 4, 2005 No. 50
* Appreciative Inquiry: June 27, 2005 No. 49
* Lifelong Learning: June 20, 2005 No. 48
* Publicity: June 13, 2005 No. 47
* Middle Judicatories: June 6, 2005 No. 46
* Governance in Congregations: May 30, 2005 No. 45
* Using Resources Well: May 23, 2005 No. 44
* Changing Styles of Worship: May 16, 2005 No. 43
* Public Image: May 9, 2005 No. 42
* Board Leadership: May 2, 2005 No. 41
* Clergy Self-Care: April 25, 2005 No. 40
* Church Staff Communications: April 18, 2005 No. 39
* Small Groups: April 11, 2005 No. 38
* Lay Ministry: April 4, 2005 No. 37
* Large Church Seminar Reflections: March 28, 2005 No. 36
* Pastor as Spiritual Leader: March 21, 2005 No. 35
* Congregational Redevelopment: March 14, 2005 No. 34
* Planning: March 7, 2005 No. 33
* Coaching Impact: February 28, 2005 No. 32
* Trends in Ministry: February 21, 2005 No. 31
* Forgiveness: February 14, 2005 No. 30
* Secular Spirituality: February 7, 2005 No. 29
* A Ministry of Encouragement: January 31, 2005 No. 28
* Your Brain Goes to Church: January 24, 2005 No. 27
* Large Congregations: January 17, 2005 No. 26
* Keeping the Sabbath: January 10, 2005 No. 25
* Raising the Roof: January 3, 2005 No. 24

2004

* A Church of Purposeful Practice: December 20, 2004 No. 23
* Netiquette for Congregations: December 13, 2004 No. 22
* Hidden Lives of Congregations: December 6, 2004 No. 21
* Thanksgiving Special: November 29, 2004 No. 20
* Theological Reflection: November 22, 2004 No. 19
* Church Governance: November 15, 2004 No. 18
* Congregational Conflict: November 8, 2004 No. 17
* Giving: November 1, 2004 No. 16
* Asset Mapping: October 25, 2004 No. 15
* Healing Congregational Issues: October 18, 2004 No. 14
* One Size Does Not Fit All: October 11, 2004 No. 13
* New Conversations: October 4, 2004 No. 12
* Practicing Congregations: September 27, 2004 No. 11
* Negotiating Boundaries: September 20, 2004 No. 10
* Congregations & Change: September 13, 2004 No. 9
* Emotional Intelligence: September 6, 2004 No. 8
* Clergy Self-care: August 30, 2004 No. 7
* Conversations that Matter: August 23, 2004 No. 6
* Declining Attendance: August 16, 2004 No. 5
* Lay Ministry: August 9, 2004 No. 4
* Budget Self-test: August 2, 2004 No. 3
* Vision: July 26, 2004 No. 2
* Large Congregations: July 19, 2004 No. 1