Shallow Small Groups
There is so much rich sound bite in this its hilarious. You can tell the writer has been involved in small groups. Okay sound off.
Women In Ministry Exceptions
I love exceptions because there are always exceptions. To every rule we create there is always some situation that stretches the bounds of our thinking, and makes us wonder. (with the exception of love). And of course this week I came across a wonderful exception to rule of women in ministry. Ed Stetzer, noted researcher on church life, calls out …
Evo Youth Network & Conference
A good friend of mine Neil Christopher is planning an upcoming youth network and conference called Evo. Dates: Feb 24th-25th, 2011 | Price: $20.00 | Location: Northway Christian Church 7202 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas TX 75225 Evo is a gathering FOR youth workers, BY youth workers. If you want to come and dialog with other leaders who are passionate about …
When A Pastor Gets Stuck
Being a pastor is hard, especially when you don’t believe what you’re selling. My recent post, which shared a story about a friend wrestling with the universal nature of grace, stuck a chord in so many people. What do you do when you no longer believe what you are selling. For my friend it was incredibly hard. He was a …
The Best The Church Has Revealed
What is the very best you’ve seen in the community that you are involved in, meet with, see on a regular basis, or even have left. I don’t want this blog to consistent be a critique. I want to call out that which is awesome, good and sound too. So fill me in. What has been the best the church …
When A Pastor Has An Affair
This post was inspired by Chad Estes who explores an evocative response to pastors who have affairs. Chad’s post stirred something in me. Why is it so hard to get over a pastor who has an affair? If the Gospel is true then the pastoral affair should be one of the deepest tests that proves our capacity to overcome the …
Church As A Drug
Let me begin, with a title like that, by saying this is a very serious post. The intent is to ask a very intentional question, not throw stones. Over on Facebook, my friend Julie Clawson, author of the book Everyday Justice, said out loud… It’s what I love about Julie. She’s not afraid to speak her mind. As someone who …
Big Tent Christianity Reflection
So I just finished the Bit Tent Christianity Conference. And I liked it. Big Tent Christianity was arguably the first mixed tradition conference I’ve been to put on by the traditional emergent crowd (Doug and Tony). Over half the speakers were not traditional emergent speakers. Many were from traditional denominational structures including the Reformed Church of America. I liked seeing …
8th Letter – Return To Love
Today’s post is my contribution to the Eighth Letter project, which invites participants to compose letters to the North American church in the spirit of John’s seven letters of Revelation. A handful of these letters will be chosen for public reading at the Eight Letter conference in October. ————————————————————————————— To the Church in North America, Much love you my brothers …
Listening To The Fruit Of The Church
“1 in 8 Americans consider themselves ex-Christians.” (source) This is a startling statistic. Something is broken and the evidence is beginning to build. One of the things I’ve really enjoyed about the narrative of Scripture is seeing the patterns designed into the universe. What is true produces life. What is false produces death. It’s really that simple. The mechanisms for …
