Tomorrow I'll be publishing a review of a book about the church in rural America and how change is absolutely necessary if thousands of churches want to prevent their own deaths in the next decade. And why is this so crucial? Partly because of a scary stat spoken of yesterday by Thom Rainer...
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The Church and Cultural Adaptability
May 11, 2010 1 Comment
What The Future Will Look Like… Is Up To You
May 28, 2009 1 Comment
I first saw this video at Michael Hyatt's blog (CEO of Thomas Nelson). It's so powerful and moving and I wish every kid, teen, parent, grandparent, politician, and Pastor could see and feel the passion in it.
Sometimes I think we miss the point. Change the world. …
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Have You Taken Your Faith to the Streets?
May 7, 2009 Leave a Comment
We've been blessed with a pretty great Youth Pastor in Justin Williams (shhh, don't tell him I said that). He and Refuge Ministry recently led our Sunday night service by giving testimonies of their amazing and rather interesting weekend living on the streets, so to speak. You've got to read about the event …
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The Josiah Generation
February 24, 2008 Leave a Comment
One of my favorite Bible heroes is Josiah, the eight-year-old king of Israel. When he was a teenager, he commissioned some repairs on the Temple and the Book of the Law was recovered and brought to him. He took it and read it privately and it sparked a passion in his heart to see revival in his generation. …
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Awesome Video
November 8, 2007 Leave a Comment
Normally, I delete emails that get forwarded to me that have already been forwarded to hundreds of other people - they're kind of like spiritual junk mail in the life of a Pastor. But I decided to follow this particular link, watch this five minute video of a youth conference and... WOW! It's quite powerful. …
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Don’t Blame the Church
August 11, 2007 Leave a Comment
It's apparent that there is a great departure from the church among twentysomethings. Recent studies have proven this statistically, but as a Pastor, I've watched it happen during my twelve years in ministry. It may be somewhat natural for young people becoming adults to experiment with living life their own …
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Cartoons These Days!
September 26, 2006 1 Comment
"Thou, O Lord, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation." -Lamentations 5:19
Cartoons these days!! I can remember when cartoons were actually funny instead of gross and wierd. Remember Bugs Bunny outsmarting everyone? Remember Donald Duck always fighting with Chip and Dale? Recently I saw …
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