I’ve got some good news to share today. Earlier this year, Brandon Kelly, who had been serving in a dual role as director of strategy and director of developing leaders, announced that he would be transitioning to take the lead pastor position at College First Church of God. This meant we had an important role… Continue reading Introducing Trent Grable

As I took the chair to lead the first CGGC Ad Council Meeting since the triennial conference, the room filled with one of the most amazing teams of people I have ever had the privilege to lead. The CGGC AD Council includes: CGGC Staff, Regional Directors, Advisory members, and the newly elected delegates from the… Continue reading A View from the Chair – Guest blog by Lawrence Metzler

You were supposed to receive your copy of the newly redesigned Global Advocate (replacing both The Church Advocate and The Missionary Signal) a couple of weeks ago. You don’t have it yet. This is a different kind of post. It is partly a point of information: The Global Advocate is running late. It is coming,… Continue reading The Global Advocate is late (and I want you to know why)

I want to finish up some initial thoughts on what helps lead to real change by building on the ideas of relate, repeat, and reframe. This week I want to explore the idea of reframe: new ways of thinking. People who changed experienced change because they began to take on new ways of thinking. Change… Continue reading Change comes Through Reframing: New Ways of Thinking