Church Growth
Preaching and Prayer: Two Aspects of Church Life that do NOT Lead to Growth
At least according to Rick Warren… Roger from A-Team blog quotes Rick Warren from an interview he did in a response to the Reveal study. Here’s how Rick Warren responded: Of course I’ve read the Reveal Study. The biggest mistake that the church has made is we think sermons will produce spiritual maturity… They will [...]
-al
-al is a suffix. It’s meant to illustrate the concept of ‘pertaining to’, such as traditional for the word ‘tradition.’ That which is traditional pertains to anything that leads one to think of traditions. But somehow, in Christianity, the suffix -al has changed to incorporate a nuanced transition. No longer is the suffix merely describing [...]
The Megachurch Map
Take a look and see where megachurches are located (those with over 2000 people in attendance). It’s interesting how the NYTimes put this under the ‘Business’ section. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
The Non-Church Christian, Possiblity?
Are there 5 types of Christians? Can a person who doesn’t go to church be a Christian? It seems, according to much of the country, people believe Jesus, the church, and Bible reading are not necessary to be a Christian. I think what’s interesting about this is Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal‘s response to this poll. [...]
The Purpose Driven Church Doesn’t Necessarily Produce True Disciples of Christ?
This is the conclusion Willow Creek seems to have come to in a recent evaluation of all of their programs. Bill Hybels remarked at their latest Leadership Conference: Some of the stuff that we have put millions of dollars into thinking it would really help our people grow and develop spiritually, when the data actually [...]
Africa and TbN
Africa is doubly plagued. When I was in SA, I saw saw many people with Tb (tuberculosis) that it was quite mind-numbing. Since people have contracted HIV/AIDS, their immune system is so weak, that previously dormant viruses and bacteria like Tb, become supercharged and begin to wreak havoc on the body. I saw a 4-year [...]
The Future of Dying Churches?
Is there a more sad picture than this one? Church Matters Blog posted this and it is almost surreal. That used to be Central Baptist Church in Washington, DC. I wish I knew that history of that church. But why would they sell it to Muslims? Why wouldn’t another church be interested? This is becoming [...]
How People Find a New Church
Church Marketing Sucks polled 275 of their readers on the question of how they would find a new church. Here are the results: * 35%—Check the web sites of local churches * 24%—Visit churches your other friends go to * 18%—Just start visiting churches * 10%—I’m so over that. I’ll start my own. * 9%—Why [...]
Brian McLaren, Emerging, and the Media
Sometimes I don’t know what makes something popular, the idea itself or the controversy and responses to an idea. In many ways, Gamaliel was truly wise when he said that if Christianity was a real movement it would continue despite their outcry. But if they left it alone, it would die out if it was [...]
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