Younique Blog

Disappointed with your job?

Dave Rhodes March 9, 2020

Disappointed with your job? Why calling delivers what context can’t By Dave Rhodes, Kelly Kannwischer, and Cory Hartman “Now what do I do?” he asked me (Dave). The caller had achieved success after success in ministry, eventually rising to the position of lead youth pastor of a 10,000-person gigachurch in Southern California. After a few […]

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When Your Story Clashes with Your Church's Story

Dave Rhodes February 4, 2020

by Dave Rhodes If you’ve been a leader at any level in a church, whether staff or volunteer, you’ve been through it—especially if you haven’t been a part of the church since its birth or yours. You make a decision for your ministry, you make a comment in a meeting, you inform a member about […]

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Are blue-collar people left out of "calling"?

Dave Rhodes January 2, 2020

by Dave Rhodes and Cory Hartman Is the pursuit of calling just for white-collar professionals and their “no-collar” successors? Are blue-collar, working-class people unwelcome in the church’s vocation conversation? That challenge is posed by Gustavo H. R. Santos in a recent article for Comment magazine—a challenge that we at Younique feel directly and know we […]

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Holiday Church Growth

Dave Rhodes November 11, 2019

Why December attenders become January regulars The fall season is flying by, and the blitz from Thanksgiving to Christmas is approaching. So, before diving into a dilemma that is all too common for church leaders, we want to first invite you to a free webinar this Thursday, November 14. Dave Rhodes will talk about how to mobilize 60% of […]

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Step into Your Calling

Dave Rhodes October 3, 2019

Pastors: Step into Your Calling with a Side Hustle. When I approach full-time pastors with the idea that they can do some other work on the side and yet remain faithful to their calling, I get different reactions. Some say, “No way.” Others, “Yes, please!” But either way, most are thinking, “I wish I could.” […]

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The Missing Link In Disciplemaking

Dave Rhodes August 6, 2019

Let’s start with the obvious: church leaders want to do better at making disciples than they are right now.I have conversations with pastors every week, and I rarely hear one of them say, “I think we’re doing pretty well making disciples of Jesus . . . I don’t think we need much improvement in that area.” […]

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Why Outrage Must Not Become the Next Rage …and Why Calling Must Be

Dave Rhodes July 8, 2019

Right now outrage is winning the day. But if outrage wins, we all lose. Outrage isn’t new. For centuries people have felt a holy discontent, raged against the machine, stuck it to the man, and challenged the status quo. But turn on just about any news channel, engage in just about any serious conversation, or […]

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Recovering the Lost Question of Vision: From “What’s Next?” to “Who’s Next?”

Dave Rhodes June 10, 2019

Life is filled with tensions. I’m not just talking about the negative tensions of managing relational conflict or figuring out how to pay the bills this month. I’m talking about the positive tensions of where to apply your greatest effort. In the whirlwind of life-as-usual, in the press of demands and limitations, how do you […]

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Why the last “silver bullet” didn’t fix your church

Dave Rhodes October 11, 2018

Want to know the short answer for why the last “silver bullet” that would fix all the ills of your church didn’t work? It’s a short and simple: There’s no such thing as a silver bullet for this. The reason we’ve become accustomed to thinking about things like a “silver bullet” is because we’ve grown […]

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