by Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Recently my husband and I watched the new documentary about Paul Simon and his decades of incredible...
No Church is an Island
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Separation of Church and State?
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Missional Consultant I have to admit that I was pleased and surprised to walk into a church in the upper Midwest last...
Who is My Neighbor?
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Every four years my husband and I spend two weeks out of the summer doing what we call “our...
What’s an “NIR”?
By Steve Matthews, Senior Missional Consultant, FaithX “NIR.” Is that “Nearby Island Resort”? “Never Irritate Roosters”? What about “Needs Immediate...
Essential Qualities for Surviving and Thriving in Challenging Times
By the Rev. Ken Howard When FaithX launched back in 2017 we chose the following phrase as our vision statement: We help congregations survive and...
Food Insecurity in America
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant While on a recent vacation, my husband and I happened to be driving through some rural parts of the...
So you want to attract young families
(A few things to consider) By the Rev. Ken Howard These days it seems like the leadership of every congregation thinks the answer to their dwindling...
Bundle and Save!
By Mary C. Frances, Senior Associate Consultant Yep, we hear this slogan all the time. More than one insurance company uses some version or it or...
