I have some of my best thoughts either when I’m taking a rest break or in the shower. The other day, I had one of those thoughts that is probably worth sharing. Actually two thoughts:
1)What does it look like for a church to judge its members well?
2)What makes a good church policy?
Over the years, I’ve been on a Finance Committee now for over 20 years with various organizations…including churches. I’ve also been a Trustee and on the Personnel Committee for most of that time. Here’s what I’ve learned during that time.
Thousands of churches are experiencing a “clean slate.” They have left their old denomination and are either independent or Global Methodist. Is there a better way to setup the boards and committees in your church?
In this post and related video, I’m going to encourage your church’s leadership to consider the single board model. This can be one of the most effective models for caring for the administrative affairs of a church.
I had a lot of driving time today. Not sure if the analogy works, but in this post I compare buying a used pickup to church leadership.
The other day I was meeting with a church that has just left the United Methodist denomination. They were looking for some information in making their decision on whether or not to remain independent, join the Global Methodist denomination, or something else. Here was what I shared with them.
I am thinking this will be the last post I do concerning the United Methodist split. Time is running out for churches considering disaffiliation.
In this post, I look at if Conservative United Methodists should be concerned about being mistreated by the denomination or if they are just being paranoid.
In 2022, the big question for churches leaving the UMC was “Where are we going to…independent or GMC?” In 2023, more churches are asking “Why should we go?” I try to address this question.