church growth Archives - Michael Rose

Healthy Community is where we learn to be Community

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by Michael Rose

The old joke says ‘Church would be awesome if it weren’t for the people’ and amidst a hearty chuckle, we sense a twinge of truth. Community is made of up human beings just like you and me – doing the best we can with what we have. They are places where imperfect people, those of…

The New Scorecard – Church

Posted on June 27, 2013January 31, 2017 by Michael Rose

There is a chronic issue that is burning out pastors and church leaders all over North America. It creates the environment for workaholism and often seriously sidelines many genuinely called and gifted ministers of the Good News. The root of much of this toxicity has to do with the way many evaluate and judge the success or failure of Church communities. …