Conversations You Can’t Ignore Part VI
Payday loans Over the past week we have examined the major church movements underway today – Emergent, Incarnational, Organic, Reproductive, and Sim Card. You may be asking “Why didn’t you mention the “Missional Movement?” One simple reason – I believe every true church, no matter what movement it is a part of, has to be missional or […]
Conversations You Can’t Ignore Part II
Yesterday we examined the Emergent movement and its implications for Western Christianity. I have one more thing to add: over the past year, I have heard little to nothing from this movement. Today we will examine what I call the Incarnational Movement. The Incarnational Movement Like Emergents, the Incarnational folks have a love/hate relationship with […]
Conversations You Can’t Ignore
Over the next few days I will be exploring some of the key conversations occurring within Western Christianity. The Morphing Protestant Scene We all know our world has radically changed over the past few decades. I first wrote about this change in 1993 in my book Dancing with Dinosaurs[i]. In my book, I described the change as […]
Tragedy in the Making
I caught a glance at a blog post from Serene Jones, the president of Union Theological Seminary, and was struck yet again at how little surprises me, but I never cease to be amazed. The post is titled “Why Attend Seminary?” and somehow my curiosity was roused and I glanced through her musings. It was […]
Hospitality Is the Key
These are four of the most important questions you and your staff should be asking when it comes to visitor retention. What happens when a new person visits your church? Are they greeted in the parking lot, at the door, and at the information desk? What happens with the new person the week after their […]
Status Updates Matter
I’m always amazed, but seldom surprised, by the content of status updates I see church leaders, especially pastors, making these days. One pastor was apparently having a bad day (or week, month, year, or ministry… I wasn’t sure which) and he let the world know that life pretty much sucked for him. I wondered what […]