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June 25, 2019 0 Comments

Do you remember the fight your church had when you added a drum kit to the sanctuary's platform? Well, that's nothing compared to what's coming. Maybe you haven't heard the news: As of

June 18, 2019 3 Comments

A recent comment about a local big box church (that's successfully reaching, baptizing, and discipling young adults): "They've given in to entertainment evangelism." ... as if entertainment was a four-letter, distasteful, disgusting word.

June 12, 2019 0 Comments

It seems like every church campus I pass has a banner advertising their Vacation Bible School ministry. There are some new schedules I'm seeing this year ... consecutive Saturdays, Sunday mornings, and one

June 7, 2019 0 Comments

My wife works in a pagan bookstore. She's one of two Christians who work there – everyone else is Wiccan, polytheistic, or one shade or another of neopagan. (In a related note, the

May 21, 2019 0 Comments

Let’s face it, Father’s Day is the Rodney Dangerfield of holidays. It’s the, “I get-no-respect” little brother to Mother’s Day. Interestingly, the American version of Father’s Day was first proposed in 1909 by

May 8, 2019 0 Comments

I saw a post on Facebook this week that reminded me of a very practical church growth principle. The image said, ’The best gift you can give your Mother for Mother’s Day is