It’s been our core work at Alban for more than four decades now — strengthening congregations by supporting and equipping their leaders for the challenges and opportunities before them. This week, we pause our look at the future for hybrid…
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One of the changes that the pandemic has brought to many congregations is that geographic proximity is no longer a primary factor in determining who participates in our congregational life. A family-sized congregation reports that former members who moved across the country…
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Early in the pandemic, the question I heard most from congregational leaders around the United States and from the members of my own congregation in North Carolina was, “When will things get back to normal?” As days of sheltering at home became…
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In this week’s edition: what we are learning as the pandemic persists. Former Alban Senior Consultant Susan Beaumont writes about five assumptions about congregational life that are failing us now. Adam Russell Taylor from Sojourners asks us to reflect on what the pandemic is teaching us about…
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A year ago, I made the jump from pastoring a local church to running a center at a small denominationally-affiliated college. While I was well-versed in the conversations around church vitality, the world of higher education has been relatively new…
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Last fall, I counted down the days to the big MacBook Pro reveal, but now here I sit, typing away on my 5-year-old laptop. While boasting of making the laptop millimeters thinner and ounces lighter, they loaded it with an…
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Reclaiming how we use our time in ministry is an important theological concern, writes a pastor and theologian
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As more and more of our communication becomes digital, the reality is that there is no such thing as “off the record” in church communication, writes a United Methodist pastor and communications consultant.
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The planning retreat is an indispensable part of building successful board-staff collaborations, writes longtime congregational consultant and Alban author
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Holding someone accountable is one way of loving someone deeply, writes David Keck.
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