Church Life
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You need to read the article in its entirety, but Mark Galli has an amazing editorial on “church marketing.” We have reached church marketing at a point that’s just hard to stomach at times. Big churches, small churches, we are all guilty of trying to “market our product” and increase our “market share.” I remember… Read more
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Why Christianity does not work… Bear with me on this. Too often we are quick to read the first couple of paragraphs and jump to our own conclusions. That’s why journalism teaches journalists to put pertinent information up front, or at least the information you want the readers to grab, up front. They know our… Read more
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“The church is dying in many places because of cleverness.” (Jim Cymbala)When I attempt to get by on my cleverness, ingenuity, talent, brains, guts…you name it… I will only get so far. Pastor Cymbala made that statement above when I visited his church for the prayer meeting on March 20. It has stayed with me.… Read more
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“The church is dying in many places because of cleverness.” (Jim Cymbala)When I attempt to get by on my cleverness, ingenuity, talent, brains, guts…you name it… I will only get so far. Pastor Cymbala made that statement above when I visited his church for the prayer meeting on March 20. It has stayed with me.… Read more
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Well it seems I have skipped entirely over “seeker sensitive”, “purpose-driven” and “megachurch” and gone to “missional.” All without knowing it. I had no idea I had such talent. In reading the latest Leadership Journal I came across an article defining “missional” church. According to UK blogger Andrew Jones, “Missio Dei stems from the Triune… Read more
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“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate.” Matt. 7:13, NLT Who teaches you? Whose disciple are you? You are somebody’s disciple. You learned how to live from someone else. Contrary to contemporary Western thought, we are NOT our “own person”. Who has discipled you over your lifetime? One of the major transitions… Read more
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