L. Gregory Jones: Pruning for sustainable design
To enable growth, a leader needs to understand an institution’s “soul” and be willing to prune anything that doesn’t contribute to its thriving.
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Prince Raney Rivers: Spending for shalom
It’s tempting to scale back and do less in mission and ministry during a struggling economy like ours. But that would be a mistake.
Lisa Nichols Hickman: From consumption to conception
Consumption screams scarcity, but Christ asks us to conceive a kingdom based on abundance.
How to create a thriving organization
The leaders of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra created a thriving organization in their community by re-imagining the traditional model. They offer lessons that could apply to any community organization.
William G. Enright: Money is like a vital sign
Three and a half years after the beginning of the Great Recession, data are beginning to show the toll it has taken on congregations, says the executive director of the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving.
Quiz: Investing for sustainability
Many congregations have endured staff cutbacks, salary freezes and deferred maintenance in response to the recession. But one budget area that may need to be increased, even in hard economic times, is programming, recent research suggests. Take our quiz to test your knowledge of the relationship between economics and congregational health.
Prince Rivers: Rethinking generosity
Many congregations have less money coming in now than five years ago. But in the wake of a double-dip recession, can churches still create new ways to give the money they do have?
Rachel Anderson: The post-holiday debt hangover
Christians may or may not have initiated the commercialization of Christmas, but we bear a responsibility to help heal its wounds.
A Metro Paint-A-Thon volunteer from the ADC Corporation does some prep work before his team painted the home of a low-income senior in south Minneapolis. Randy Miranda/Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches
Embracing change, doing good
The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches is the largest council in North America, but it keeps a low profile. The council is a faith-based nonprofit that serves its community through ever-changing collaborative partnerships.
Jason Byassee: 'However much you expect to fundraise -- quadruple it'
David Shi, recently retired president of Furman University, shows how to transition from one level of leadership to another.
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