I’m a big fan of TED. They do some really cool talks on a wide variety of topics. This one interests me because of the implications both for technology but also for church and ministry. It is common practice in the conservative Christian community to surround ourselves with people who think like us, both spiritually,…
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Principles for Leadership
A couple of years ago we went through the process of selecting new shepherds. The ensuing months were filled with the normal excitement and growth pains that come from changing church leadership. In that process, we all sat around and came up with a list of leadership principles for Bristol Road Church of Christ. These…
Because the Cross Was Made of Dogwood – Thoughts On Evangelism, Part 3
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to comment on the last post! I claimed that there is something that non-Christians/new converts hate about the behavior modification approach to Christianity. Your responses were in the same place that mine were, except that I pull all of those responses together into one umbrella term: authenticity. Authenticity is…
Church Bulletin
Don’t freak out, it’s not a real blog post. We laugh frequently about how tough it is to produce the bulletin. Everyone’s a critic and no one reads it (hyperbole is noted). Enjoy this little bit of ‘Pearls Before Swine’ that I found taped to my chair when I arrived at the office today.
Power Neutral Systems, Part 2
[L]ast time I covered the body of Christ implications of power neutral systems. This time I’d like to spend a few words on the idea of mutual submission. The idea of unity is a huge part of the vision for Christianity. Paul covers it at length in many of his writings. Heres a couple sections…
Power Neutral Systems, Part 1
Unlike previous items where I’ve mentioned one key of healthy systems per post, I’m going to have to break this one up over several to adequately communicate my ideas. We’re now up to the fourth of six keys for healthy church systems that I laid out in an earlier post. The topic of power neutral…
Culturally Appropriate
This is probably the one of these points that doesn’t need as much explanation as others. In order to be successful, the church system needs to match the culture of the community around it. Now, it could be argued that the system needs to match the culture of the church. However, for a church to…
Clarification?
I’ve wondered if anyone is actually reading these posts because of the lack of comments, but I’ve received some feedback outside of the blog… in real life… that makes me think that isn’t the case. Please feel free to leave comments and join in the discussion. Even if you disagree or are afraid you don’t…
Who Goes To Heaven?
Wife and I went to a wedding at a beautiful church a couple weekends ago. I have a habit of reading other church’s literature, and when I find something really good I’ll borrow it and integrate it into what we’re using. At this church, however, I found some very curious items in their material, particularly…
Favorite Commercials – Just for fun!
Just for fun, I thought it would be nice to play a couple of my favorite commercials for you. These are crazy! I was in high school when they came out, and I honestly think they are a formative part of my sense of humor (which will explain a lot, including why I laugh when…
