| A Great Preaching Text for Doubling First Time Guests | ||
| Friday, 11. May 2012 | ||
| I know some of you have purchased our “I Love My Church Day” program designed to double the number ofRead the Rest... | ||
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| The Secret to the Future of Western Christianity | ||
| Wednesday, 11. April 2012 | ||
| We all know Western Christianity is in deep trouble. I wont dwell on that. Instead I want to share theRead the Rest... | ||
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| Living with or Ministering to a Stroke Victim | ||
| Saturday, 03. March 2012 | ||
| I'm sure some of my acquaintances will tell me I shouldn't have posted this to my blog. They may beRead the Rest... | ||
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| The Permanent Revolution is a Great Read | ||
| Saturday, 25. February 2012 | ||
| The Permanent Revolution By Hirsch and Catchim Let the fireworks begin! You'll either love The Permanent Revolution or you'll hate it.Read the Rest... | ||
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| The Primacy of Preaching Part Two | ||
| Thursday, 09. February 2012 | ||
| Following up on my reading of Lloyd-Jones classic book, Preaching and Preachers, I want to address one of the mostRead the Rest... | ||
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| Waiting for the Next Something | ||
| Monday, 14. May 2012 | ||
| On my way back from a church conference, I got on an airplane with more than its fair share of church leaders on it. This particular conference had been wildly popular and the keynote speakers frequently reminded us for the need to be faithful, effective, and efficient. The men and women in attendance seemed to [...] | ||
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| Married to a Model? Consider Divorce | ||
| Wednesday, 09. May 2012 | ||
| ... No, not that kind of model. I'm wondering if you're married to a particular church paradigm, a specific way of "doing" church. And if you are, will you be willing to throw her under the bus when the time comes and it's necessary for the sake of the Kingdom? I suspect you'd like to [...] | ||
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| Pastor? Leader? Really? | ||
| Monday, 07. May 2012 | ||
| In a previous post I suggested there was a need for new - or renewed - language for church leaders. As wonderful as having new language might be, there's an underlying issue that I've become increasingly aware of. Many, if not most, clergy in today's North American church are well trained pastors, but when it [...] | ||
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| A Name by Any Other Name | ||
| Thursday, 03. May 2012 | ||
| This afternoon I had a great conversation with a top judicatory leader of one of the largest denominations in the US. We were talking about what kind of leader the church needs in a culture like ours. The problem with the whole discussion, we concluded, is that language completely fails us in the church. Every [...] | ||
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| The Business of Church | ||
| Thursday, 12. April 2012 | ||
| Today's spiritual seekers rarely turn to Christianity or to the church to find the answers they seek because of their past experiences or because of the church and faith's reputation. Too often, spiritual seekers have turned in desperation to the church only to discover the church so embroiled in "business as usual," that there is [...] | ||
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