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Remember Whack-a-Mole? It’s an amusement park or pinball arcade game that features seven “moles” that pop up through holes in a game board directly in front of the player. Each player is given a club- “a mole whacker.” As the game starts, moles pop up through the holes at random. The object of the game […]
Read MoreAt Alban we do a lot of strategic planning consulting work in congregations, under the umbrella of Holy Conversations. Increasingly, in my practice I find myself steering clients away from writing an official mission statement as part of the planning process. My reasons for discouraging the practice are three-fold: 1) For most of us, the […]
Read MoreThis blog is written for congregational leaders (both clergy and lay) who are interested in exploring the unique challenges of life and leadership in the large congregation. Leaders in the large congregation often report feeling overwhelmed and isolated. Denominational leaders rarely understand the inner workings of the large congregation, and leadership resources seldom address the […]
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