There's a deeper story than the ones we tell ourselves, but that story often stays hidden. Bishop Porter Taylor once said at a clergy retreat that as leaders we really have no idea what the Holy Spirit is doing in our churches. If it's of God, then it will unfold in mystery and a bit …
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the blessing of bad news
Sometimes the news isn't good. Sometimes negative trends that seem anomalous at first harden with time. When that happens, how do we learn from bad bad news without being crushed by it? Feedback loops are vital to healthy churches. Changes in things like attendance and giving have something to teach us, if we listen. But …
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