Twenty-five years ago this spring, I entered into contract to lead a ministry consultation with St. Jude Episcopal Church in Valparaiso, Florida. I was a 33-year old executive pastor of a nearby growing Florida congregation, interested in applying best practices (for that time and context) in a variety of churches. More than one thousand such churches later (and eleven books later), certain themes have emerged in my work. In the space below, I lift up a few of these themes and connect them to some of the resources I have developed along the way (often with help from partners):
