How Asking More Questions Could Rock Your World
by Joani Schultz Have you ever heard of Easter Island? On this most remote inhabited island in the world, Easter Island’s iconic statues raise questions—lots of them. How and why…
Tag: Why Nobody Wants to Go to Church Anymore
Choosing Civility Over Insanity. You Can Do It!
by Joani Schultz What’s happening to our country? These days, the political rhetoric shatters around us like broken glass on a stone floor. And we’re barefooted. Ouch! Not one person…
What Kills Your Ministry Heroes
by Thom Schultz It was a sad scene. The followers and donors slumped in their chairs as they heard allegation after allegation about their former hero. I watched from the…
How Active Inertia Is Killing Your Church
by Jon Vaughan Why do good churches fail? Why do good companies end up closing their doors? The right answer isn’t always obvious. For years you have read the Barna…
What Happened in Cuba One Sunday Morning
by Joani Schultz We couldn’t wait to go to church. We were on a Cuban cultural exchange to encourage our Christian friends there. So our Lifetree Adventure team split into…
Why Your Church Fights Change
by Thom Schultz For years people have told me the church is one of the most change-averse entities on the planet. Ministry people sometimes leave in frustration when their congregations…
3 Ways Creation Shows Us God
by Joani Schultz “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power…
Getting Unstuck
by Joani Schultz I. Was. Stuck. Frustrated. Trapped. Like a helpless victim waiting for somebody to come by and pull me out. Like villages in Nepal during the earthquake, the…
