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God Will Make You

God will always make you the best you can be, but he won’t make you someone else. My friend Marla Saunders twittered that thought last week. It helped me center a bit, and I thought you might ap… more →

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God Will Make You — 2 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 2 months ago: God will always make you the best you can be, but he won’t make you someone else. My friend Ma … more →

Tags: Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, authentic, Communication, Community, HOPE, Vision

Imagination — 8 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 3 months ago: 50% of adults will not read a book after 18 years of age. That was a statistic shared this afternoon … more →

Tags: Empowering Leadership, "Relevant" ministry, authentic, Evolving Culture, Alignment, Clarity, building momentum, Vision, HOPE

ALIGNMENT4 - Morning Sessions — 2 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 4 months ago: The Cornerstone ALIGNMENT4 Conference is in full swing today. It has been great meeting new friends … more →

Tags: Cornerstone Conferences, Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, "Relevant" ministry

ALIGNMENT4 - Getting Off The Hose

Ed Bahler wrote 4 months ago: Don’t we all long for a destiny that God will use to manifest His spirit? God promises us such … more →

Tags: Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Alignment, building momentum, Community Needs, connection, consumerism, leadership

Behold, I Will Create New

Ed Bahler wrote 6 months ago: Behold I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will … more →

Tags: "Relevant" ministry, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, generation we, Information society, Lifelong Learning, Peter Drucker

Generation We — 11 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 6 months ago: A few weeks ago I shared a post titled “Why I voted Obama.” It was a guest post from a … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, "Relevant" ministry, Millenials, generation we

Make All You Can - Save All You Can - Give All You Can — 14 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: It’s been a thought provoking discussion regarding the post, “Does Jesus make us rich an … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Frugality, Give all you can, Make all you can, rich, Save all you can

Ready To Rise Up And Be Seen — 4 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: It’s unsettling for us Americans to acknowledge the center of Christianity is moving west. Ye … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Chinese Church, church buildings, Church Facilities, Trust

Reader prompted Q & A Regarding: Churches Waste Money Building "Third Places" — 3 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: Marla Saunders, an active reader here, commented on my last post and left some great questions. I t … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Breakout Churches, Communication, Community, connection, Epic Story, Thom Rainer, Trust

Relevant Ministry Response #2 - Creating A Covenant Community (Part 3 of 3) — 11 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: Churches Waste Money Building “Third Places” We were so enthused about this “Third … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, church growth, Churches waste money, Coffee ministry, Community, Epic Story, Missional, starbucks

Third Places: Not Only An Opportunity, But A Responsibility — 4 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: We’ve talked often here about cultural isolation and the gnawing need for connection. Here … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Third Place, Ministry, connection, starbucks, Ray Oldenburg, Cultural Isolation, Pastor's Luncheon

Could it be both/and? — 5 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: The last post “This Generation Loves “Authentage” pondered this increased longing … more →

Tags: Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Aesthetics, Architecture, authentage, church buildings, Clear and Compelling Message, Connecting

This Generation Loves "Authentage" (Authentic + Vintage) — 6 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: A few months ago our Cornerstone Knowledge Network (CKN) team shared the results of our landmark res … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, Third Place, vintage, church buildings, Unchurched, Seeker-Sensitive Model, authentage, roots

God Wants His Churches Dirty But His People Spotless — 4 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: What a great line as we ponder the future of ministry and church facilities. The “Attractional … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry, attractional model, Church Facilities, connection, Cornerstone Knowledge Network, digital age, engagement, Equipping

So What's This "Hymn Book" Issue Really About? — 6 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: Recently I cautioned about throwing out those old hymn books. What, you say? Recently I was discussi … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, "Relevant" ministry

Hold It! Don't Throw Out Those Hymn Books Just Yet

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: A few years ago I was talking with one of those kind of “cool dude” guys in his 20 … more →

Tags: Evolving Culture, Empowering Leadership, "Relevant" ministry

“My family won’t come to church, but I could invite them here. It’s neutral ground.” — 1 comment

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: You may recall the post a few weeks ago regarding Moraine Valley Church. Check it out here. It … more →

Tags: Empowering Leadership, "Relevant" ministry

Reducing This Headwind We've Created for Ministry? — 4 comments

Ed Bahler wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes I wonder if I have a need to make life clearer than is possible or necessary. Much of the … more →