eNCDine - The NCD Online Magazine

Once upon a time ...

Christoph Schalk

The world economy is currently in trouble. Some churches and denominations begin to face consequences such as reduced budgets, donation decreases, and cutbacks on staff. Sometimes, however, cutbacks are misguided and even counterproductive. I recently run into a little story that seems quite applicable to many church situations.

Good Reasons for Taking an NCD Church Survey

Christoph Schalk

There are many reasons why churches take an NCD Survey. We would like to know what YOUR reasons are. Take part in our lottery and win a valuable book.

NCD -- A Unifying Approach in Multicultural India

NCD is a fairly new ministry in India that started only 3 years ago. In November 2006, Christoph Schalk visited the northern part of the country to train pastors in Chandigarh and to discuss the strategic use of NCD with denominational leaders in New Delhi. Joel David, National Director of Church Leadership Development International (CLDI) and NCD Partner for the Hindi-speaking part of India, speaks about his experiences with NCD in a challenging country.

Model Or Models?

Christoph Schalk

Recently I heard a well-known Christian leader say "NCD is against models, that's why I don't like it". This is simply not true - we at NCD really value models (but not a single model).