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Christmas with purpose
M U R P H Y 24p —
Authority: 119
I have not been a big fan of Christmas for many years, and for the life of me, I can’t really put my finger on why. People ask me the silly question, “What’s the deal, don’t you like Jesus?”. Of course I like Jesus… I’m just not a big fan of what we have done to His birthday. Somewhere along the way, all ...21 hours ago -
Ministers Need Friends
adammclane.com —
Authority: 129
Photo by LabyrinthX via Flickr This may come as a shock to people who go to church– but being a church leader is a very lonely job. Sure, if you work in a church with a large staff it probably isn’t that lonely since you have co-workers who can become friends. But by-and-large, friends are hard to come by for ...1 day ago -
Misperceptions of Success in the Small Church: #1: Successful Pastors Are Visionaries
Joining God in His Work —
Authority: 124
Glen Daman, author of small church leadership books , has given us some excellent insight into the small church culture. Once again, he does so, in this excerpt from Leading the Small Church . Nowhere have cultural perspectives had a greater impact on the church than in the perception of what it takes to be a ...1 day ago -
Hunting Party
Revitalize Your Church —
Authority: 133
I have never seen a group of hunters heading off to the woods in a valiant quest for mice. (This thought came from seminary professor, W. L. Muncy Jr., challenging the church to tackle bigger issues.)2 days ago -
imprinting on jesus
EL's Dribble —
Authority: 93
I have a lot to catch up on… a lot to share. It’s been a full few months [including just returning from India] – God is teaching me a lot. But here’s a mini-quote from Neil Cole that feeds a lot into why we do what we do. It seems at times like we are “under-structured.” Though to be frank, we can use more ...2 days ago -
Ambition
GRACE & PEACE —
Authority: 123
I’ve been listening to the audio of sessions from Acts 29 Network’s 2009 Bootcamp: Ambition. While not everyone will find these talks of interest, I think they are challenging and stimulating for those of us in ministry and ministry leadership. Ministry for the Long Haul & Ambition (Matt Chandler) ...3 days ago -
Does Organizing Religion Defeat The Purpose?
Grace Rules Weblog —
Authority: 105
“YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH ORGANIZATION”Dan Kimball over at Vintage Faith is asking for people’s gut reaction to the phrase “organized religion”.Dan is writing a book and one of his chapters is about organized religion and why he believes churches need to be organized in a healthy way. Dan realizes that ...4 days ago -
The Main Thing
adammclane.com —
Authority: 129
Could you help me out? What’s the BIGGEST issue you are dealing with in your church right now? What’s keeping you up at night? DM or @ me. Todd Rhodes tweeted this today. And his question perfectly emphasized what I’ve been thinking about the last few days. This Fall, I’ve had the beautiful opportunity ...4 days ago -
Looking for a Worship Pastor
John Carroll's BLOG —
Authority: 127
So many of my pastor friends are always talking about needing a worship pastor. Well Acts 29 has asked my buddy Michael Bleecker to put some thoughts on video about what one should look for in a worship pastor… Hope this can help: Posted in Leadership, The Church4 days ago -
Taking a Risk & Telling YOU My Dream
Shaun In The City —
Authority: 414
Six years ago today on Black Friday my whole life changed . Real life is crazier than fiction and the painful miracle that I experienced is so crazy that if I made it up it would sound ridiculous! Coming that close to death has caused me to not take a single day of life for granted and even though it hurt like ...1 week ago -
The Pastoral Team working hard to to minister more effectively @ ALC!
LIFEsync —
Authority: 108
ALC Investors and Lifers, The Pastoral Team is always looking for better ways to minister to the wonderful Investors and Lifers at ALC. We are excited to launch a "Pastor On-Call" initiative that will provide you efficient emergency and after-hours access to our Pastoral Staff. The "On Call" Pastor will be ready to ...1 week ago -
First-time flyer?
M U R P H Y 24p —
Authority: 119
Over the last 10 years or so, I have had to do a lot of flying… not as much as some, but well more than others. When it comes to airport security, I know the drill: get in line, have your boarding pass and ID ready… take off your shoes, no liquids, gels or aerosols in your bags, laptops & camcorders must be ...1 week ago -
The Foolish Sins of Leadership
Pure Church —
Authority: 533
Im reminded this morning that the foolish sins of leaders have devastating effects on the lives of Gods people. In 1 Chronicles 21, King David instructs Joab and the commanders of the army to take a census of Israel. For that decision, incited by Satan (v. 1) under the sovereign control and anger of God (2 Sam. 24:1), ...1 week ago -
Holy Trinity vision statement goes live
Transforming Grace —
Authority: 417
We completed the process of discerning God’s will and purpose for Holy Trinity church last night at church council. This process began in September and involved the PCC and congregation in thinking about the sentence: “Holy Trinity church exists to…” We had a vision setting day two weeks ago and the ...1 week ago -
Simple Church – putting a number on it…
transforming life —
Authority: 108
Ever feel like you are the only one? Simple Church , Organic Church or House Church is no longer thought of as some fringe, obscure or illegitimate expression of the Church made up of hippies and those too strange to belong to traditional christian churches. Let me take that back… some of us are ...2 weeks ago -
Simple Church video…
transforming life —
Authority: 108
This is a great video about the Simple Church movement by House2House featuring a number of leaders and Simple Church practitioners.2 weeks ago -
Sorry So Many Pastors Talk Bad About You
Shaun In The City —
Authority: 414
After a church service one Sunday recently, a man that was visiting said something to me that took me by surprise. After telling me how much he enjoyed the message and believed in Courageous Church , he said, “I’m sorry so many pastors talk bad about you.” It took me a second to catch what we said. I ...2 weeks ago -
How to Make Good Ministry Decisions
the reluctant leader —
Authority: 118
Leaders make decisions. Lots of them. Some good. Some bad. The best decisions are value based. The worst ministry decisions are based on: - random open doors - the latest get-big-quick scheme - what worked for someone else - how much it ...2 weeks ago -
How to Start Missional Communities
Church Planting Novice —
Authority: 126
A lot of people are asking me for training on how to start Missional Communities, so I thought I would mention several resources. In the past couple of months I have done variations of the talk Missional Communities in Cities and Suburbs . (Note: I went more generic/urban than suburban in this one.) Also Leading ...2 weeks ago -
Civil religion: here is the problem
Danno's Dangerous Mind —
Authority: 424
My wife Jane is taking a Sociology class and in the textbook for the class ( Sociology: A Brief Introduction, Alex Thio ) there is a chapter on Education and Religion. There is so much to look at, but on pp. 303-304 they talk about "Civil Religion." This, to me, is the crux of the problem in a large number of churches ...2 weeks ago
