How a Healthy Sabbatical Can Help You Finish Well In Your Ministry

I was reading Bobby Clinton’s book, The Making of a Leader, a few years ago. Clinton came to the conclusion that only 30 percent of leaders...

8 Ways to Maximize Bible Impact Upon Your Life

Most believers want to grow spiritually. But often we stumble in our efforts to grow. Is there a key or a silver bullet that...

Don’t Succumb to the Great Resignation. Make Ministry Meaningful Again.

Not everyone has lost their sense of meaning in ministry. But the Great Resignation is teaching us many people would rather do something else...

Nascar, Counseling, and the Mission of God

One of these things is not like the others, right? But before we get to that, it’s confession time—I’m not a NASCAR fan. To...

Sail Into the Wind

William Arthur Ward is known for the following quote: The pessimist complains about the windThe optimist expects it to changeThe realist adjusts the sails. As I read...

Strategizing and Planning Advancement Work In Education with Kim Jennings

Recently, I was able to have a conversation with my friend Kim Jennings of Generis, one of our partners here at Vanderbloemen, and I wanted...

Love That Brings Us Together

Do you find yourself desiring more out of your relationships? More love? More peace? More fulfillment? If so, what you’re probably missing out on...

3 Lessons on Change from Nehemiah

If your church is not changing, it’s not growing. I heard someone once say, “Don’t be afraid of change. You might lose something good,...

4 Things Women Want Their Elders to Know

I recently met with a group of women leaders from our church. There were several elder wives and deaconesses, the women’s ministry director, and...

3 Ways to Figure Out What to Do Next

Whether you’re making the next leap in your career, trying to decide what to have for dinner, or how to move the business forward,...
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The Chrino: Christian In Name Only

Nearly seven out of ten (69%, Cultural Research Center) of American adults self-identify as a Christian. With an adult population (18 years and older)...

5 Tips for Leading Effective Meetings

What do you think of when you think of a business meeting? Is it a time to be productive? Or is it a time...

Sometimes We Lead; Sometimes We Follow.

That the leaders led in Israel, and that the people volunteered, O bless the Lord.  (Judges 5:2) No one is a leader all the time...