by Kat Bair | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Client Stories
One of the most common limits faced by innovators is the nagging fear that way they are trying to do may just be impossible. There are too many obstacles, not enough resources, too much standing in between them and where they want to be. This fear causes leaders to...
by Kat Bair | Feb 21, 2023 | Blog, Client Stories
When Rev. Tim Jackson was appointed to lead Vestal United Methodist Church and Magnolia Avenue United Methodist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, they were dying congregations whose buildings were empty most of the time. Vestal UMC had a Christian education building...
by Kat Bair | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog, Client Stories
Ministry Incubators’ newest product offering is the Hatch Deck. Developed by Rev. Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean and her team at Princeton Theological Seminary, the Hatch Deck is a deck of over 100 cards describing missional innovation ideas which we don’t think you...
by Kat Bair | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog, Client Stories
Market Value When Dave Berg first told me he brought his three-month-old baby to serve as part of a family mission trip, I’ll admit that I made a weird face. Was he joking? He brought a baby to a work site? To serve? It’s a baby. Dave is an earnest guy,...
by Kat Bair | Oct 31, 2022 | Big Ideas, Blog, Client Stories
Unlucky I spoke with a new leader at a church last week who expressed her frustration that she never caught a lucky break, that every victory she had won had been so hard fought, and how it hadn’t felt like that at the last place she worked. We’ve all...
by Kat Bair | Sep 5, 2022 | Blog, Client Stories
Several Ministry Incubators staff and I are working on a multi-pronged assessment as an initial step of launching an innovation lab with a client. I have been honored and struck by their transparency. They sent us raw data from user surveys, allowed us to interview...
