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Why Men Hate Going To Church
As the one in charge of helping plan our church’s outreach and discipleship program, I have been very interested in anything related to why people attend church—or better yet, why they do not. That’s part of the reason that I read Ten Stupid Things that Keep Churches From Growing, and it’s also the reason why [...]
The Lego Church
I got this in an e-mail from my dad, and thought I’d share it with you!
What Can Kids Get Out of Church?
A lot, if you’ll let them… As Josh found out: Anyway, as part of the new schedule of things on Saturday nights, we started using the same curriculum for the elementary kids in both hours. By doing this, we are encouraging parents who are there for both services to take their elementary child with them [...]
10 Stupid Things That Keep Churches From Growing
As someone that is involved in the leadership of a local church, I find that I often have to think about what we’re doing as a church—why is it that some that come in the door never return, or why is it that some people leave in the first place. That’s one of the reasons [...]
CCM: Pleasing to the Flesh?
Like many questions, this one is challenging because there is a desire to do a certain activity, and because there’s a desire that means that we’re motivated to find means to justify our actions. We’re not coming to the item unbiased, but biased toward a position. I believe that music is one such place where [...]
Christianity and the World
The old saying goes that the church is only 10 years behind the world morally/culturally. That was part of last night’s message looking into “respectable sins”—those sins that Christians commit that are ranked as “not bad” because “everyone does them.” This is a charge that I’ve heard before, and I have to say that I [...]
Where are You?
This week is Vacation Bible School at my church—first time in a few years. So, I’m knee deep in Dinosaurs, song leading, and having kids battling a virus. So, I’m around, commenting, visiting, and using Stumble Upon for some commentary (and even a little Twitter) but haven’t gotten a chance, really, for any good posts. [...]
What’s Wrong With The Church?
There are two things that bother me when I consider the church today. These were brought to mind yesterday in a sermon. Suffering The first was sparked by Romans 8:17 where Paul tells the believers there that they should expect suffering because Christ suffered. Where is the suffering in the body of Christ today? Overseas [...]
Should We Be Sorry?
A Sugar Hill, Georgia Pastor proclaimed that he was sorry to his community– sorry for the judgmental tone that comes from most Christians. A Georgia Baptist pastor who pledged to apologize to gays, women seeking abortions, and couples who live together outside marriage during his March 30 sermon did just that – and then he [...]
Stop Dating the Church
We all know them, and some of us are them– people who attend a local church but refrain from becoming members. Sure, we claim that we have our reasons, we don’t want to make the commitment, it’s a serious, business, etc., but the reality is that your refusal to join a local body states to [...]
Churches and College Kids
College students pose an enigma for churches. If you have them in your church, it usually means that you will have their youth and energy for probably the next few years (either summers or during the year) and then they will be gone. Let alone the fact that if they are in the area because [...]
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