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April 27, 2011 0 Comments

I was just interviewed by a young man who was doing research on multi-site churches for his seminary degree. He was quite thorough and seemed to have covered the waterfront in his reading on the

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

A careful study of Jesus life and ministry reveals that Jesus core ministry was that of small group leader. He taught the masses; he helped and healed the many; he concentrated on the

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

The early doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) included the following elements: •    They met in homes -- "house to house" openly (Acts 2:46) •    Worship was participatory rather than a spectator sport (Acts

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

In my book Dancing with Dinosaurs (1993) I had a chapter in which I said adult Sunday School  was coming to an end and was being replaced by small groups that meet in

April 23, 2011 0 Comments

When I was growing up, if I wanted to play football I had to go out into the neighborhood and put together a team. Playing ball was a neighborhood sport.  Not so anymore.

April 22, 2011 0 Comments

Coming up in September we will celebrate (if that is the proper word for it) the 10th anniversary of the fateful day of 9/11.  If there was any doubt that the world has