I have been reading a lot lately about the way things are going in the church in America. There are many ideas out there about what will happen the the western church and the ideals it is built on. From what I understand, some like Phyllis Tickle are thinking it will be a convergence of [...]
Archive for the ‘Process Ministry’ Category
The Gospel Inoculation
17 Feb 2009 at 08:43
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Gospel – A Personal Good News
07 Jan 2009 at 06:12
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I just saved money by switching to Geico. Much like this ad series, evangelistic efforts across the globe have enticed people to start a relationship with God by telling them about some good news that they will want to know one day. I grew up hearing the Four Spiritual Laws, Evangelism Explosion, and many other [...]
Communionity
06 Jan 2009 at 07:10
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There is an interesting discussion going on over at the YM 3.0 page on Facebook. Part of the book dealt with how we see sacraments playing into how we do community in youth ministry and how many ministries are returning to ancient practices to form community.
Highlights so far:
“True communion is the example we’ve had from [...]
My Year in Review
31 Dec 2008 at 06:26
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I have seen a lot of people doing these and thought it would be a good reminder to me and whoever reads this blog. I could go into my best and worst movies (Kung Fu Panda, The Dark Knight, The Spirit, etc.) or favorite shows (Heroes and Lost) but instead I will mention what really [...]
Teaching the Gospel
17 Dec 2008 at 06:17
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Yesterday I blogged about the possibility of the gospel. Can the gospel be a good news to each of us everyday, rather than just a promise for our death? I believe it can. I also believe it won’t be unless we change how we think of it and how we view ourselves.
Most people, when I [...]
The Gospel and the Present
16 Dec 2008 at 07:17
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I have been thinking a lot lately about the gospel. Not as in the books of the Bible, but of the actual “good news” that we talk so much about in church. It seems that a lot of people think that the gospel is salvation from hell, or just plain fire insurance. I don’t want [...]
Growing Souls – Ministry Roles
15 Dec 2008 at 09:49
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I am still processing Growing Souls the book form Mark Yaconelli about his work with the Youth Ministry and Spirituality Project. One thing that has convicted me about this book is three approaches it outlines in youth ministry. It really shows the difference in what I do in ministry and what I would like to [...]
Success is Not a Name
11 Dec 2008 at 06:30
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“Success is not a name for God” Martin Buber as quoted to me by Mark Yaconelli. I just happen to be reading his book Growing Souls as I was writing about all the success in a couple of previous posts. He has a lot to say that resonates with how I feel about success.
“We seek [...]
The Truth About Numbers
10 Dec 2008 at 06:14
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After the last two posts, I thought I might put myself into the spotlight for a minute. Honestly, all that I wrote here and here is what I have to tell myself constantly. It is a constant struggle for me not to look at the numbers to measure myself. Here is the best part though.
A [...]
Danger of Numbers in Ministry
By reading the title of this post, I hope no one thought it was about the danger of boring people in ministries by reading the book of Numbers. Instead, I am responding to a series over at Lifechurch.tv that Craig Groeschel started about measuring success in ministry. Craig pointed out that it is wrong to [...]
