Parting Thoughts from Soularize
I came a little bit late to the game. This was my first Soularize event, but founder Spencer Burke also announced it will be the last. Always the visionary, Spencer is moving on, carrying the...
View ArticleEvangelical 2.0: The Deception of Driscoll’s Acts 29 Network
I’ve written quite a bit about churches like Mark Driscoll’s Mars Hill and the concerns I have about a lack of accountability, given that they’re not part of a denomination or other larger body of...
View ArticleWorship, Evangelism and “Earning the Right” to Invite
Those of us who are involved in church are well-trained to invite people to worship. We find ways to bring up in conversation how great our music is, how compelling the sermons are and how children are...
View ArticleWhat is Church 2.0? (Video)
Here is a condensed version of a workshop I offer on the concept of “Church 2.0.” I talk in it about the popularity of things like the “Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus” video and Mark Driscoll’s...
View ArticleMissional Church: A Paper Revolution
It started with a few pieces of construction paper. If you’ve been following my blog at all over the past few months, you know that Amy and I recently moved our family from Southern Colorado, where we...
View ArticleLove Greater Than Our Differences: My Interview on ChurchNext
I spoke with Chris Yaw recently, host of an online program called ChurchNext. On it, he has dialogues with a number of church leaders about the current state of organized religion, the changing face of...
View ArticleFlash Mob Ministry: A New Model for Instant Church
Blaine is the kind of young man who seems to have been born for church camp. He has a permanent smile on his face, loves to lead goofy songs and has an easy way about him that makes others want to hang...
View ArticleIs the Future of Church in Fantasy Faith Leagues?
I used to be in a fantasy league, but the fanaticism of the whole thing wore me out. The guys would gather online for an evening-long draft event, debate rules ad nauseam and haggle over trades through...
View ArticlePope Francis Calls Out the Church
Only a day into his papacy, and I’ve got to admit, Pope Francis has my attention. In an editorial piece on the Sojourners website today, Jim Wallis cited a surprising and very heartening quote from the...
View ArticleBe Ready to Be Changed
We have a group at our church that does a weekly sandwich ministry together. Though we already had a group that makes sandwiches each week for a local shelter, another team realized some folks don’t go...
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