Organic Church
A friend on Facebook pointed me to this lecture by Rodney Stark, author of the excellent book Victory of Reason. This lecture is titled “Religious Competition” Audio here I think most of what Stark says is spot-on. I disagree with him, of course, when He dogs the protestant movement and gives an unexcused free pass [...]
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A new study shows compelling evidence that we are wired to be social, even from the womb. Of course, this should come as no surprise to the Christian who was told long ago that The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. -Genesis 2:18 And also Two are better than [...]
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The rapid growth of social media platforms and technologies have flattened and democratized the communications environment in ways we are just beginning to comprehend. -Dennis J. Moynihan, U.S. Navy’s Chief of Information1 A friend of mine once asked me why I thought it was the case that so many churches and ministries have failed to [...]
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Alan Knox recently posed the question on his blog: I wonder, what do you see as being requirements for being an elder? By this, I mean, what absolutely must someone be, do, think, believe, etc. in order for you to recognize that person as an elder (pastor, if you prefer)? Here’s my answer: I suppose [...]
Elroy Bosch has recently written an excellent post titled “A (not-so-secret) Secret to Great Church Life”. Here are a couple of highlights: Families Genuinely Take Care of One Another. Families Spend Time Together. Families Show One Another Affection. Families Grow.1 Families Share Responsibility. I think he sums it up nicely in the outset: Today, the [...]
I love reading Alan Knox’s blog, Assembling of the Church, mostly because Alan provides clear insights into the Christian life as expressed in Scripture. Recently Alan has written a few posts on internet ministry wherein he explores the role technology, and social media in particular, plays in regards to evangelization and discipleship. Generally exploring what [...]
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