jigleach

I read so many blog posts about dying churches. Some offer help and hope. Some seem to assume death is the inevitable goal. I’ve even read pieces written by bishops who dismiss small churches as […]

Two years ago a family visited me. They had three children. The oldest was a savvy seven-year-old girl. I pulled out my cell phone to share some family photos. One photo featured a painting by

The Pandemic changed church life. Change was overdue. Because churches were ordered to close for public health reasons, even small churches figured out how to live-stream worship. Some simply set up a camera in front

Did you ever wonder what it was like to be a member of one of the first churches back in the first century?  Peter and Paul and friends had to figure everything out —  how

I  am convinced the lay point of view is the missing ingredient in the recipe for church success. In 2011, I started a blog. I wrote about church issues from the lay point of view,

As neighborhood congregations age without outreach strategies to reach new people, leaders are tempted to begin thinking of members as needy. They’ve aged beyond their ability to do the work needed to sustain a ministry.