Topic: Vision
10 Ways to Maximize Your Ministry or Church Anniversary Celebrations
By Kerry Bural | February 22, 2010
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In our consulting ministry, a question that occasionally presents itself is what to do when it’s time to celebrate a church or ministry anniversary. Most people intuitively get that something could/should be done, but often find it hard to know what to do about it.
Ironically, in the past few weeks, ...
How You Can Help Ministry and Church Leaders Realize Their Ministry Vision
By Kerry Bural | December 7, 2009
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We’ve all dreamed of owning a very spacious, naturally well lit, bright white or vibrantly colorful loft design studio sitting right on the beach. I’m sure you can see yours in your head.
The windows are flung wide open as a soft breeze dances through your hair.
You hear the waves gently ...
Why You Should Take the Initiative to Drive Change in Your Ministry or Church
By Kerry Bural | September 16, 2009
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The need for change in ministries and churches has never been greater and can be felt at multiple levels. Yet ministry leaders often feel stuck in neutral, or worse, like they’re moving backwards.
To remain healthy, every ministry or church should pursue at least some level of change at any given ...
Topics: Leadership, Vision
Six Things to Avoid When Thinking About and Implementing Organizational Change
By Kerry Bural | September 14, 2009
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Last week, I was honored to deliver a keynote address at MinistryCOM on “Three Steps Forward and Zero Steps Back.” Over the next few days, I hope to share with you some of what I shared in that talk.
Sometimes leaders want to aggressively attack areas needing change within their ministries, ...
5 Keys to Sharing a Vision that Resonates with Your Church or Ministry
By Kerry Bural | June 29, 2009
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We’ve all been in those situations where a ministry or church leader had an awesome vision for where we should go, but just didn’t quite know how to get us there.
Some leaders are great at sharing a vision but find it difficult to move people through the process of fulfilling ...
Is It Possible to Communicate Too Much in Ministry?
By Kayla Barrett | June 1, 2009
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Human nature is an interesting case study. In the absence of information, we tend to create our own. Think about it.
How often do we hear sentences that begin with, “Well, this must be what is going on. They would tell us otherwise … .” Or, “I can put two and ...
Topics: Communication, Vision
How Local Church Student Pastors Can Help Students “Get It”
By Kerry Bural | May 27, 2009
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For me, life really began as a 15 year old student when God did a radical transformational work in my life and Jesus consumed my world. Our church “youth group,” was not content with mediocrity and we were full-on committed to discipleship.
Hundreds of students were impacted and many are still ...
