Where Faith & Culture Meet — a DVD-based missional resource “Jesus is already present, working in every human culture.” That’s how Andy Crouch begins Zondervan‘s new missional study, Where Faith & Culture Meet. I got hold of a preview copy — DVD and leader’s guide — and I like it so much, I’m going [...]
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Archive | August, 2007
4 elements of space design
August 26, 2007
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Exterior and interior of our community center. Construction on our community center is moving along. If we were building a church building instead of a community center, I would use the same design criteria we developed. Here’s what we wanted in a building:
Read moreMTV survey says spiritual teens are happier
August 22, 2007
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MTV and the Associated Press recently surveyed the happiness of young people ages 13-24. Guess what they found? Young people who consider spirituality the most important thing in their lives are happier than those who don’t. That’s the good news.
Read moreCheck your church nursery for lead contamination
August 16, 2007
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The news gets worse everyday — Mattel is now recalling millions of toys due to lead paint contamination. Toys R Us is reporting that some baby bibs they carry also have lead contamination. I worked with many Chinese factories when I was in business, and I guarantee you this is only the tip of the [...]
Read moreRunning up the numbers
August 16, 2007
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ChristianityToday.com has a great article on reporting church statistics — how we count members, attendance, baptisms, and so on. Frank Page, president of the 16-million member Southern Baptist Convention, is quoted as saying, “The FBI couldn’t find 5-million of our members.” Pretty funny, but true. I imagine that the SBC (my denom) isn’t the only denomination to [...]
Read moreA Great Resource: “Second Guessing God”
August 15, 2007
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“The year before I graduated from seminary, I lost my faith in God.” That’s how Brian Jones begins his new book, Second Guessing God: Hanging On When You Can’t See His Plan. If you’re looking for a book that helps you deal with the unexpected, the tragic, the uncertainty of life, Brian has written a [...]
Read more5 Ways to Reinvent Your Children’s Ministry
August 13, 2007
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A church about 50-miles away made the local TV news recently because they constructed a $3-million children’s indoor amusement center. Kids play video games, shoot arcade basketball, fire laser guns, and climb the rockwall in the indoor playscape. The children’s pastor proudly spoke about this state-of-the-art, high tech playground as necessary to effective children’s ministry. Guess what? He [...]
Read moreHow I spent my summer vacation
August 7, 2007
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L to R: Painting the backdrop; the cast on-stage for “Jumanji – The Play” complete with two neighborhood “lions”; at the pool on a hot day! A Visit To Nana’s and Granddaddy’s If you’re wondering what happened to me lately, it’s summer! Which means the annual visit of our three exceptionally intelligent and charming grandchildren — [...]
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Podcasts
- Living in the Power of Pentecost
- A Mother's Sacrifice
- Worshipping and DoubtingIn Matthew 28:16-20, we usually miss verse 17: "They worshipped him, but some doubted." What did the 11 disciples doubt during this post-resurrection appearance of Jesus? Did they doubt that he had been resurrected? Or that he was the Messiah, the Son of God? Or did they doubt themselves and their ability to carry on after Jesus left them? The inte […]
- If You Love Jesus
- Living in Light of Easter
