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Nov 09, 2011
What gets pastors into trouble with their congregation
Pastoring today is one of the most challenging jobs on our planet. You have as many expectations as you have parishioners, there are strong opinions on almost everything, church unity is easily disrupted and spiritual battles are always being fought.
All of that is true but it is also true that pastors can cause pain for themselves if they do not pay attention to a set of core disciplines or...
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All of that is true but it is also true that pastors can cause pain for themselves if they do not pay attention to a set of core disciplines or...
Nov 09, 2011
What gets pastors into trouble with their congregation
Pastoring today is one of the most challenging jobs on our planet. You have as many expectations as you have parishioners, there are strong opinions on almost everything, church unity is easily disrupted and spiritual battles are always being fought.
All of that is true but it is also true that pastors can cause pain for themselves if they do not pay attention to a set of core disciplines or...
Read more
All of that is true but it is also true that pastors can cause pain for themselves if they do not pay attention to a set of core disciplines or...
Nov 05, 2011
Theologians in the pews
OK, I don't like the lay/clergy distinction but recognize it is there. However, there is a long history within the evangelical tradition of theologians in the pews, not simply in the pulpit. In fact, it was the theologians in the pews who left the state church in Europe and formed "free churches" when the theologians in the pulpits no longer held to the truth of the Scriptures. This illustrates...
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Nov 05, 2011
Theologians in the pews
OK, I don't like the lay/clergy distinction but recognize it is there. However, there is a long history within the evangelical tradition of theologians in the pews, not simply in the pulpit. In fact, it was the theologians in the pews who left the state church in Europe and formed "free churches" when the theologians in the pulpits no longer held to the truth of the Scriptures. This illustrates...
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Jan 21, 2011
The illiteracy epidemic
The recent report by the Barna Group on megatrends in the American church should give rise to significant concern. The first has to do with biblical literacy: “The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate. What used to be basic, universally-known truths about Christianity are now unknown mysteries to a large and growing share of Americans–especially young adults.”
This should not...
Jan 21, 2011
The illiteracy epidemic
The recent report by the Barna Group on megatrends in the American church should give rise to significant concern. The first has to do with biblical literacy: “The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate. What used to be basic, universally-known truths about Christianity are now unknown mysteries to a large and growing share of Americans–especially young adults.”
This should not...
Oct 12, 2010
Predicting the Decline of the Attractional Church
I am sure that this blog will elicit comments for I am not a fan of the attractional church model and believe it is already in severe trouble with the young, old and some in between.
The attractional church model thinking goes like this: If I have a great performance on stage, relevant preaching and lots of programming that I will attract a lot of people, build a large church and therefore...
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The attractional church model thinking goes like this: If I have a great performance on stage, relevant preaching and lots of programming that I will attract a lot of people, build a large church and therefore...
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