Kinesthetically Friendly Worship
By Bill Tenny-Brittian In Prayer of People Who Can’t Sit Still, I tell the story of what happens when the pastor says, “Let us bow our heads and close our eyes for prayer.” I’m with ’em for about twenty seconds and then my mind and my body rebell. Turns out, I’m not the only one who’s tuning […]
Green Commuting Prayer
Almost everyone commutes. In Seattle, the “experts” say the average commute is 23.8 minutes, but anyone who works in the city will tell you that a twenty-four minute commute is a luxury that only happens on Sunday morning or sometime after midnight. However, even if you never leave your home to “go to work,” you […]
Transform Television Time
By Bill Tenny-Brittian Quick, what’s the most used appliance in your house? For most North American homes it’s the television. The average American adult spends about four hours a day watching TV and our children and youth generally spend even more time. And though I recommend “fasting” from the television from time to time, there […]
Transcending the Turn-and-Greet
By Bill Tenny-Brittian Many churches have a “greeting time” built into the worship service. In some, the time is a fellowship moment set aside for meeting and greeting visitors. Other churches use the time more liturgically to invite participants to “pass the peace” between one other. I’ve heard a number of pastors speak about how […]
The Fine Art of Coaching Small Group Leaders
Coaching appears to be the “next” big thing when it comes to church leadership. It seems almost everyone either (1) wants to be a coach, or (2) wants to be coached. The fact is, everyone needs a coach, but a great teacher doesn’t necessarily makes a good coach. Indeed, being a great practitioner of a […]
Why House Church?
I guess after a couple of decades as a church professional it shouldn’t bother me, but it does. It’s become one of my personal pet peeves and it always blows me away how my colleagues manage to let their language betray them. Church isn’t a building. Church isn’t a meeting. Church isn’t a decision-making body. […]