Are you hip to the form, or just hipster?
There are a few new attitudes today’s “must be relevant” crowd push within the church, to the detriment of the church. One of them is their attitude […]
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Nov
2012
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Church
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Nov
2012
Kind of like working out online …
“I’m thinking about joining an online gym,” the person quipped. It sounds funny, but there is some real benefit that can be gained from the many fitness-related […]
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Nov
2012
The User …
The white goatee on the man’s chin had about as much white hair as there is thinly stretched atop his head. Decked out in a flannel shirt […]
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Nov
2012
Are you guilty of showrooming?
My childhood friend had invited me over to his house. As we made our way through the dwelling to the back yard, he showed me “the room.” […]
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Nov
2012
Which version are you on?
There is an addiction sweeping our nation few other than parents talk about. That’s because they have seen their children overcome by it, they have watched as […]
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Oct
2012
A bride crossing the street …
Last week I sat at a coffee shop in the downtown square of McKinney, Texas while a mechanic searched for ways to take money from me. After […]
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Oct
2012
How to get a bounce in church attendance …
What is one of the “sure fire” methods American churches use today to get people from the community to come to one of the church services? Rent […]
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Oct
2012
Re-thinking rethinking …
Rethinking church … Rethinking ministry … Rethinking mission … Rethinking theology … Rethinking service … … and so goes the list on topics church leaders are rethinking […]
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Sep
2012
Where is everyone?
It was the one night almost no one showed up at the church building. During my first ministry as an Associate Pastor with a Free Will Baptist […]
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Sep
2012
A commandment from Jesus …
“Daft old woman” he cursed at the graveside, “squandering all that money on a stupid dog, instead of leaving it to her loved ones who could’ve used […]