I have been following the Catalyst Podcast and Fermi Project for a bit now and when I heard about the book UnChristian I knew I had to read it. This book is by David Kinnaman, who works with Barna to do research that helps the church better understand the world around us. UnChristian is aContinue reading “Currently Reading – UnChristian”
Category Archives: church
What teens expect from church
This study is worth the read. It was encouraging because as a teacher of the word I am purposefully trying to make what we talk about relevant and that is what this study shows is helpful. It is discouraging because this study also confirms that by and large students don’t really care about what’s goingContinue reading “What teens expect from church”
future of the church
This is going to be a good series from Craig Groeschel
New Gay
well when it rains it pours, maybe I’m posting a bunch because I’m going on vaction tomorrow, I don’t know. But I thought this article on Christians as the New Gay was very interesting. Will & Grace could be a totally remade show about how people try to live in God’s Will while depending onContinue reading “New Gay”
Largest Churches
Wow, Outreach Magazine has released their largest churches list. I cannont even fathom going to a church as large as Lakewood. I wouldn’t go to Lakewood, but that’s for completely different reasons. This is from ChurchRelevance.com Top 18 Largest Churches in America for 2007 Lakewood Church (Houston, TX) :: Joel Osteen >> 07 Attendance =Continue reading “Largest Churches”
Trick-or-Treating is Missional
I love this post from Jonathan Herron about their church’s halloween plans. He clearly talks about their desire to engage their community like Jesus. Here’s a chunk: Catalyst does not have an official position on Halloween. Some who call Catalyst home choose not to celebrate Halloween because of its pagan origins and dark slant. OthersContinue reading “Trick-or-Treating is Missional”
Surfing the Edge of Chaos – Quote
Surfing the Edge of Chaos is my latest discovery from the library. I’ve only read two chapters but so far I am really loving this book. The second chapter title is worth the price of admission – “Equilibrium is Death.” This book looks at evolution theory and applies it to organizations. Now I am aContinue reading “Surfing the Edge of Chaos – Quote”
Seven Woes
Rob Bell at Mars Hill in Grand Rapids is currently going through the seven woes from Jesus. Last week (September 9th) particularly encouraged me. Great Stuff from Rob as always. You can download it here.
Plugs or Cables
I Saw this post from the 37Signals blog and it got me thinking. Showing the plug, not the cable By Matt Why do so many companies selling cables show you this bird’s eye view… …when what you really want is this view of the ends: It’s not the cable that people care about. It’s theContinue reading “Plugs or Cables”
Time Saving Football Advice
Tim Sanders who wrote Love is the Killer App (check it out here). Has written a timely and time saving post on a great way to watch football on Sundays. Personally I don’t know how I would live a life outside of my house without TiVo. It’s one of those inventions that you don’t reallyContinue reading “Time Saving Football Advice”
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