Ivy Beckwith, Postmodern Children’s Ministry
Postmodern Children’s MinistryIvy Beckwith A more than interesting and controversial book on how to do “soul care” of children. Controversial because the author challenges most of today’s major ministries to children and offers us a skeleton outline of what ministry to children will look like in the 21st century. Perhaps the most controversial underlying assumption […]
Beaudoin, Tom, Virtual Faith
(San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998) 210 pages, hardback, $22.00. Obtain from Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, California, www.josseybass.com This is not just another book about Generation X. It is one of the best books to come along to date. It is written by and for a new generation of people who will not respond to […]
Hospitality Tips: Your Greeters, Ushers, and Hosts
I was working on a worship evaluation and thought that I’d share words and recommendations about a church’s welcome. If you’re going to be open and welcome to guests, you might want to consider the following. Hospitality begins in the parking lot. Well, it really begins when a guest goes to your website to find […]
Keys to Moving from 900 to 2,000 in Worship
Less is best when answering the question -What are the keys to growing a church from 900 to 2,000 in worship. The key question is, what would I have to start or stop doing if our church were twice its size? All staff must be constantly asking this question? Hiring and Management of staff- setting […]
Guest Friendly Worship Services
Many churches across the country seem to be caught in what may be described best as a web of inhospitality, especially when it comes to their worship services. They’re not trying to be unfriendly and they often have years of tradition to defend their practices. And yet, after years of conversations with the unconnected, there […]
The Age of the Unthinkable
By Joshua Cooper Ramo If you’re ready to stretch your brain and learn from a wide variety of disciplines then this is the one book you need to read this week. If you want to have insight into why few organizations or governments or churches or denominations don’t work anymore, this is a must read. […]