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Currently Reading – UnChristian

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”

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”

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”