What Did Facebook Really Kill?
Last week I linked to an article by Richard Beck (written in February 2010) titled How Facebook Killed the Church. If you haven’t read this post, take a few minutes to read through – it isn’t long. In...
View ArticleCourageous Church Conversation with Coffey
I recently stumbled across a series of blog posts by Shaun and Rai King (see the primary post here). In these exchanges the Kings describe (and defend) Shaun’s decision to step down as Lead Pastor of...
View ArticleMY Community
I’m kinda weird. No, no, don’t try to deny it. Its true. If you remain dubious, my wife and mother will both happily provide confirmation. I’ve always lived in this strange tension between groups –...
View ArticleParts 4, 5 and 6…of 3
This picture doesn’t really have anything to do with the post…I just thought it was a great example of Rachel’s budding photography skills. If you really need me to I’m perfectly capable of...
View ArticleAffirmation of Discernment
A lot has happened since I started working on my Bare Minimum series of posts. I haven’t forgotten about that, I’ll come back to it very soon. However, after a couple weeks of vacillating between dazed...
View ArticleAffirmation of Discernment, continued.
This post is continued from yesterday. I hope you hugged a preacher… The decision to potentially pursue a ministry position with an established congregation would most likely mean moving out of the...
View ArticleWhat Does That Even Mean?
So…I don’t know if you’ve heard, but all over the country students and teachers are returning to their regularly scheduled programming. Among other things, at our house that means no more staying up...
View ArticleThe Missional Monks Book
A while back I started writing a series of posts titled “The Bare Minimum.” While the series did not start this way, as I have unpacked these ideas (mostly offline) the contributions of the new...
View ArticleA Missional Post on Missional Scripture Composed on my Missional Laptop.
Missional. For many, the word has become like a Katy Perry song: love it or hate it, you can’t go 10 minutes without hearing it…and catching yourself singing along unconsciously. Others may think that...
View ArticleEvery Monday Matters
As we begin this new year, many of us are making resolutions. And here, on January 7, my guess is that many of us have already broken those resolutions. There are any number of reasons why we’ve...
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