Author Archives: ThreeCords Consulting & Coaching

The Simple Answer

By way of explaining an illustration, the 3rd-grade Sunday school teacher asked the class,  “What is small and grey, has a long fluffy tail and gathers nuts?” Every student was self-consciously quiet.  Finally, she asked, “Billy, I know you know … Continue reading

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“Settle-for” Mentality

As church leaders, do we face the need for change head on? Or, do we back away or procrastinate and “settle for” the easy path… the comfortable result? Either way, we influence the culture of the church we serve. Continue reading

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When should we call on outside help?

Many churches and church leaders believe there is nothing that “Jesus and Me, together, can’t handle.” Like all living organisms, churches have a normal life cycle.  They are conceived, birthed, develop, mature, sometimes reproduce, and then grow old and die. … Continue reading

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