We can learn lessons from history that inspire us to reject fear and greed and practice generosity in new and surprising ways.
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Introducing “Leading and Thriving in the Church”
In this new podcast, our mission is to help you be the leader God has called you to be.
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Preaching is leadership
Preaching gives pastors an incredible opportunity that most leaders do not have. At their best, sermons teach, inspire and provoke, which are three essentials for leadership and change. Whatever approach we use for sermon planning, preparation and delivery, preaching has the potential…
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Leading change in a polarized world
Today’s polarized climate often frustrates leaders in their efforts to bring about meaningful and lasting change within their congregations and communities. Opposition can rise quickly and unexpectedly even to seemingly benign initiatives and programs. So how do we help lead…
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Dan Wunderlich: Five Boring Problems You Can and Need to Fix
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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Dan Wunderlich: Ten Tips for Better Church Announcements
Announcements during a worship service are always something of a challenge, but they can be better than what they are in most places, says a pastor.
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Lori Carrell: Listeners’ Response
Alban author Lori Carrell reflects on her learnings as she wrote Preaching that Matters: Reflective Practices for Transforming Sermons.
Read MoreListening to the Listeners of Sermons
Adapted from Preaching That Matters: Reflective Practices for Transforming Sermons , by Lori J. Carrell, a book that Ronald J. Allen calls “inspirational, challenging, and practical–all at once.” Thousands of listeners from across the United States can contribute…
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