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What makes a group effective?

A friend went to UNCO (short for Unconference) to see how it worked. She had been a part of numerous “future of the church” conferences who paid the best and the brightest speakers and leaders to impart their wisdom. Everyone attended and talked about how the church was changing. They took notes and went home and tried to implement their ideas in their congregations. Though the gatherings were informative, they didn’t translate to much action.

Evaluating evaluations

Before I went into the ministry, I was a business manager. Scuttling papers back and forth on my desk, I dreamed of seminary. A headache grew between my eyes every single day. As I downed the aspirin, I couldn’t wait to train for my “real job.” I had no idea that being a business manager was preparing me for my calling. I didn’t realize that one of the biggest complaints pastors would make was that they didn’t get instruction in running a business.