Robert H. Schuller, wife resign from Crystal Cathedral board | schuller, board, ministry – News – The Orange County Register. Thanks to Maury for keeping me up to date since he lives near the Crystal Cathedral. I guess the end is near and its just vultures picking over the bones. Just goes to show nothing […]
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Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers | Reuters. Its been interesting to hear in my tribal circles that giving to congregations and the denomination has gone down ever since we allowed the option for congregations to call gay and lesbian pastors in partnerships. Considering that only 500-600 congregations left out of 11,000, it doesn’t […]
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Liturgy is the ‘what’ Be ready to adapt the ‘what’ for the ‘why’ of worship Here is a link to my latest article for The Lutheran magazine on alternative worship. While in most Christian tribes, band led, praise and worship style services are common and not controversial, many Lutherans are still very tied to their […]
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John H Armstrong : Is It Necessary to Be Sexually Active to Order to Be a Healthy, Flourishing Person?. I saw this segment entirely by accident earlier this week as my gracious host was searching for what is to be a new favorite series, Sherlock, by the BBC. But his was playing in the background […]
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Cinema Stunt by Carlsberg | THEINSPIRATION.COM l THIS IS WHâ–²T INSPIRES US. Few places are as intimidating as this movie theater, but Christian congregations on Sunday mornings can be nearly as scary for first time worshippers. If only we could be as welcoming to those who risk staying. Once again, advertisers get it right when […]
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Skye Jethani: Megachurches: When Will The Bubble Burst?. “… for younger church leaders who value mission, social activism, and innovation, the thought of maintaining the mega-institutions built by their parents generation may prove to be a tough sell. No matter what happens, the next 10-15 years are going to be critical ones for the future […]
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Sarcastic Lutheran: Sermon on the worst parable ever.. Matthew 22:1-14 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would […]
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Reclaiming the Mission » Howard Shultz – CEO of Starbucks – Withdraws from Willowcreek Summit: LET IT BE!. Very insightful reflection on the ongoing sexuality wars in the evangelical world and the ongoing effect it is having on connecting with postmoderns by David Fitch, pastor and professor at Northern Seminary, Lombard, IL, where I taught […]
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You Might Be An Evangelical Reject If… | the Pangea Blog. Its amazing how groups always try and sort out the “apostate” from the “true believers” and its so true in the church. Evangelicals, and I use that term broadly, have a long history of casting out the unfaithful, often with brutal condemnations. Here at […]
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17 Signs Of A Fast Growing Church | Brian Dodd On Leadership. Living in the Lutheran tribe, with a 500 year history and serving in a congregation that has been around for over 100 years, I’m not exactly living ministry in the fast growth track. When I read this article it got me thinking. There […]
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