What will you say to Stephanie?
by Mikal Keefer Spoiler alert: Stephanie goes to church weekly—but only because she’s paid to be there. She works at a health care facility. Because one of the residents likes…
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Pastor…You’re Remarkable (and Probably Overwhelmed)
by Mikal Keefer A ministry friend recently sent me his newly-revised job description for review: a jaw-dropping five pages of expectations. Given the job description, here’s what I’d list on…
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Three Lessons for Pastors from Air Traffic Controllers
by Mikal Keefer Something to consider the next time you fly: roughly 87,000 flights crisscross U.S. airspace daily, most of them shuffled into increasingly crowded flight paths. And, at some…
Four Lessons for Pastors from MMA Fighters
by Mikal Keefer Across the cage, a tattooed maniac is slamming his fists together, screaming he’ll rip your head off. The crowd is on its feet, stamping, clapping, hungry for…
Navigating Change
Some people love change, some hate it, and both tribes are part of your church. So how do you keep everyone happy? What ultimately won’t work is scheduling a stack…
Where is the road ahead going to take you?
Many churches around the country are beginning to ask these questions: Where are we headed? What does the future hold? With a rapidly increasing number of the churches in America…
Done…and Out the Door
by Mikal Keefer Are You Done With Church? It finally struck you: Maybe not forever, but for now…you’re done with church. Still, you want to step away from church, not…
