The guys who lead music for our congregation (it’s mostly men, and we don’t have a “worship leader”) are not like this, but here ya go: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHT7_Ku4iPE] Many of us have wound up in services where the worship leader was either over emotional or way, way too friendly (in a Rock Hudson meets Liberace at Elton John’s… Read More »
Atheist in Church?
Kurt Willems linked to this blog post written by an atheist who attends a Vineyard church in Scotland. I thought it was an interesting perspective. As I read the article, I identified three things that keep the author returning to the worship gatherings of this congregation. The highly relational way people connect The celebratory, participatory… Read More »
It's Not All About Me or You
Joel Watts and I don’t always see eye to eye on everything. We encountered each other through a third blogger, Jason Skipper, when Jason started a forum for revitalizing the Fundamentals called re:F. Joel runs in what most would consider a more liberal, more mainline doctrinal discussion than I do, although more often than not… Read More »
Hey, Rob Bell Wrote a Controversial Book!
You may not have noticed, but here are some people who have. http://www.redletterchristians.org/love-wins-rob-bell-and-the-new-calvinists/ http://www.patheos.com/community/jesuscreed/2011/03/19/rob-bell-reviews/ http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/church/features/25030-is-rob-bell-a-universalist http://www.albertmohler.com/2011/03/16/we-have-seen-all-this-before-rob-bell-and-the-reemergence-of-liberal-theology/ http://www.jesusneedsnewpr.net/my-thoughts-about-rob-bells-interview-lovewins/ http://www.russellmoore.com/2011/03/15/the-blood-drained-gospel-of-rob-bell/ http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/april/lovewins.html http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=34868 These are just the links from the last day or two. The book was released on Tuesday and has been flying off the shelves. Christianbook.com announced on their website that due to the controversial nature… Read More »
Intimate Church – Shifting from Small to Intimate
I’ve made a new entry to the Intimate Church project. Without giving away too much, it speaks to Bonzai trees and Starbucks coffee. You really should go over there and check it out!
Intimate Church: Real versus Relevant
Explanation: I’ve started another site that I am calling Intimate Church: the strength of the under 200 congregation (title is still in the works). On the site, I am going to be posting what I hope will evolve into a larger project. The project started with the frustration of reading books supposedly written for churches but… Read More »
Doxological Evangelism
Head over to Interactive Sermon for Darin’s perspective on what he calls “doxological evangelism.” To be honest, I love the term and it is an approach I’ve embraced myself. Hope you enjoy Darin’s thoughts. http://www.interactivesermon.com/2010/05/a-preacher-on-preaching.html
How Churches Are Weathering the Economic SLump
I get the Leadership Network’s weekly email updates. While most the Network has gone over to the emergent scene, they still write some good stuff now and again. I thought this article was particularly interesting.
Fridays This Easter Season
The Easter Season is upon us! On Wednesday, our church observed a special prayer service to commemorate what is known in most of the Christian world as Ash Wednesday. In fact, the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (called Quinquagesima Sunday in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions) we spent some time reflecting on the subject of this… Read More »
While You Were Talking
Our church has a unique part of our worship called While You Were Talking. Our Connection Cards include space for people to ask questions, make comments or raise concerns. In the past, I have sent these questions out by email but now we’d like to post these questions on the blog as well. Today’s message… Read More »
