Your parking lot is the very first of first impressions that guests at your church experience. When was the last time you thought about how to improve that experience? Is the parking experience at your church turning people off before they even get to your building? What is your parking lot communicating to people who are looking…
Building Trust Takes Great Listening
Great listening helps us in building trust. You’ve probably heard the saying, “People don’t care what you know, until they know you care.” I have found this to be quite true. I could share the greatest wisdom on the face of the earth with someone, but if they don’t trust me it will likely go…
Controlling Leaders Aren’t Born: They’re Made
One of the most dangerous forms of leadership, and one of the most frustrating, in my opinion, is the controlling leader. I’ve written about this issue previously, because I believe it is one of the leading reasons for stalled growth and low morale in an organizational or team setting. Under a controlling leader’s watch, leadership…
Feasting, Fasting, and the Eucharist
Last week saw the beginning of Lent, and with it, Mardi Gras. "Fat Tuesday." All around the world there are festivals and parties with one main goal: Overindulge in whatever you can. Traditionally Mardi Gras grew into a huge feast because it was the night before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which is marked…
My Left Foot Has Been To Nepal (And Other Ministry Lessons)
The following is an excerpt from an upcoming book by Kurt Bubna - Uncommon Hope: The Path to an Epic Life. A year or so after my first trip to Nepal, I took a second, and this time with a small team from my church. We felt led to go to the rural communities outside…
4 Reasons to Preach through Colossians
“The struggle is real.” You may have heard that phrase. It’s used to convey the difficulty of an unseen burden. It’s also used ironically at times to highlight “first-world problems.” When it comes to our job as preachers the struggle is real. We say with Paul, “I want you to know how great a struggle I…
