By Doug Talley I was recently reading an e-newsletter from Thom Rainer about the reasons he is hopeful for churches in 2020.  His second reason is because “countless church members are taking a stand against the silliness and negativity in churches.”  If you were at one of the Indiana Ministries regionals last Spring, you might remember me talking

by Doug Talley Wasn’t it just last week that the calendar was rolling around to 2000 and people were predicting the end of the world?  Some of you remember the Y2K paranoia related to computers and how they would not be able to navigate the shift in centuries.  That’s all ancient history.  Now we are embarking on a

By Abbie Craig Each fall Indiana Ministries sponsors a student convention.  The event provides an opportunity for students from around Indiana to gather in worship, to be challenged to begin a walk with Christ and/or to take a big step in that walk, and to grow in relationship with others in their youth group and

The 2019 Indiana Ministries Annual Meeting was very well attended. Many expressed their appreciation for the Ted Talks on Shame, Pornography, and White Privilege and for the work that Indiana Ministries is engaged in. Thank you for the incredible support! Several have asked for links to the talks. This article includes a couple of key

By Jeff Matas W. Edwards Deming was a revered prophetic guru in the manufacturing world. An American academic, he rose to fame after World War II, teaching and preaching quality control. At first, his admonition on the importance of quality control systems was ignored by American companies. After all, who cares about quality when most

By Amanda Daniel  “How is the church doing?” This is a question I receive a lot from friends, family, and fellow ministers. This is the hardest question to answer because I never know to what depth they want an answer. Do they want to know numbers? Money? Leadership potential? Vision accomplishment? Recently, I sat with

Throughout any given year, I have multiple conversations with pastors and church staff members who are weary, burning (or burned) out, and struggling to get through the day. Some of these conversations are prompted by a phone call from a spouse or parishioner because pastors don’t like to admit they are struggling. I’ve had 4-5

By Jeff Matas I first met Al Conner as Carla and I were planning to move to Philadelphia. I had just been accepted to the graduate program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business. Other than the acceptance letter, Carla and I had no idea how we were going to pull this thing off.  Neither of us had ever been