Ministers Conference September 28-30 with Gary McIntosh
Posted on May 8th, 2009 
ABC Northwest’s 6th Annual All Region Ministers Conference will be held September 28th-30th at Ross Point Camp & Conference Center in Post Falls, ID. The conference begins with lunch on Monday and concludes with breakfast on Wednesday. This leadership training event for pastors, staff and lay leaders, provides opportunities for meeting new friends, networking, worship, [...]
Raising Up Apostolic Leaders
Posted on May 7th, 2009 Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest In his book on leadership communities Revolution in Leadership, Reggie McNeal calls this new breed of leaders that churches need today “Apostolic Leaders”. (Reggie is the author of several outstanding leadership books, including A Work of Heart and The Present-Future.) This emerging apostolic leader looks like [...]
Resisting Homeostasis
Posted on May 7th, 2009 Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest When I consider how many churches are plateaued or declining, not only am I disturbed, but I wonder, “When did these churches stop growing?” After all, the church did not spring into existence at a given size (say 50, 100, or 300 in attendance). In most [...]
Anxiety In the Church System
Posted on May 6th, 2009 Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest Leadership insights may come from surprising places. After watching the movie The Changeling I was checking out the bonus features on the DVD. John Malkovich, who played the social activist Presbyterian minister, complimented Clint Eastwood’s directing. He said, “[Clint] doesn’t give you his panic and his [...]
Change Agent Game Plan
Posted on May 6th, 2009 Dr. Charles Revis, Executive Minister, ABC of the Northwest Change is ongoing in the healthy church. Leading change is a high priority strategic skill that every pastor will need to develop in a rapidly changing world. Refusing to lead congregational change is to choose slow death over health and growth. I know that leading change [...]
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