Author: Scott Gress

“Shoot First, Ask Questions Later” Wrong. Wrong way to lead. Yet sometimes that’s what happens. A leader feels that he or she needs to make a quick decision, clear up the ambiguity in the room, or simply look decisive and

But I like the way my church is now. We are a small group but we know and love each other in spite of our faults. We have meaningful worship and the pastor is nice. He comes to the hospital

Vision. Mission. Great Commission. What’s the difference? Doesn’t every church have the same basic thing? What difference does it make anyway? Great questions. Vision is a compelling preferred future condition that is so strong that one can’t help but be driven

The Vision Thing – Part 2: From God, Aligned Words and Actions Vision. You may want to ask, “Is it really Biblical? It seems a bit forced. It’s a business principle projected onto the church.” I could see where one

Over the last few months I have talked at length with a few pastors who have lamented that they know setting a vision for their ministry is important. They understand that vision is a powerful thing and that they have

If your goal is to pursue a cultural shift from an internally focussed, self-fulfilling, self-seeking, consumer driven ministry to an externally focussed, servant hearted, God purposed ministry, then how do you cement it within the culture of the congregation? You

On our way home from church this past Sunday my wife Maria and I were talking about the normal things. She   mentioned that she saw that a volunteer was wanted for organizing the Operation Christmas Child shoebox project. If

He got me. I was hooked. Many years ago my wife and I were shopping for a private school for my son who has Asperger’s syndrome. This was before anyone had ever heard of how Autism was increasing let alone