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Bill Wilson

What to Do About Your Sleepy Church Members

By Bill Wilson
| January 22, 2019

The American lifestyle’s frantic pace leads inevitably to exhaustion. Healthy clergy will recognize that the church is often one of the culprits in the overfilled schedules of its people. Here’s what you can do about it. […] Read More

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3 Keys to Help Your Church Maintain Their Fresh Vision

By Bill Wilson
| December 5, 2018

When a church takes the bold step to clarify their identity and move toward a fresh vision, it often requires a significant shift in the congregation’s organizational life. Here are 3 keys to maintaining that vision. […] Read More

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How to Address Your Church Staffing Concerns Proactively

By Bill Wilson
| November 19, 2018

With finances tight, churches must think carefully about the number of professional staff members they require and can afford, and the focus of those positions. Here are 3 steps to consider. […] Read More

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When Change at Your Church is Worth Fighting Over

By Bill Wilson
| September 12, 2018

When congregations face changes, some people will resist at all costs. To successfully navigate change, your church will need to avoid two extremes that will doom you to failure. […] Read More

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Healthy Churches Provide Pastors with Room to Grieve

By Bill Wilson
| August 14, 2018

Grief is a steady companion for ministers. A healthy church will recognize that dealing with grief is essential if your ministers are to help you navigate the difficult waters of grief and loss. […] Read More

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Looking Ahead to What the Future Holds for CBF

By Bill Wilson
| July 25, 2018

The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s leadership transition offers an opportunity to be thoughtful and proactive about the future. While the realities are sobering, the opportunities are real. […] Read More

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The Danger of Never Wanting to Change Your Mind

By Bill Wilson
| July 5, 2018

It was often at a time of crisis when people changed their mind and embraced the narrow way that Jesus was offering. How about congregations and faith communities? Can we change our minds? Does it always take a crisis for this to happen? […] Read More

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The 1 Word That Should Describe Your Church. Does It?

By Bill Wilson
| June 15, 2018

Ready for a vocabulary lesson? Stagnant. Boring. Aimless. Tired. Tepid. What do these words describe? You? Your minister? Your church? Your Sunday School class? Your career? All too often, I hear ministers and parishioners alike using such words to describe all of the above. Far too many of God’s people and God’s churches find themselves […] Read More

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This 1 Assumption Could Be Dangerous for Your Church

By Bill Wilson
| May 22, 2018

Have you learned that nothing “goes without saying” anymore? That sobering truth runs counter to our tendency to think there are some universally shared assumptions that all of us agree upon. We may think that everyone agrees with us about what a family looks like or what the Bible teaches regarding some pressing social issue […] Read More

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8 Deadly Sins That Will Undermine Your Church’s Future

By Bill Wilson
| March 26, 2018

All organizations, including churches, have a reason for being. Only a few actually know that reason and articulate it and live into it. Sometimes the reason is clear and crisp, other times it is fuzzy and nebulous. Some choose their “why” intentionally, others do so accidentally or allow others to choose it for them. Clarity […] Read More

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