Category: Church
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Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed
Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed Yes, there is (or there can be) hope for us UMs, but it will take courage. It will take courage for us to look around at the “new situation” we find ourselves in. It will take courage to ask difficult questions, including “What kind of church (or denomination)…
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The Unimaginative Church
I see that Eugene Peterson has been credited with saying that if the church is dying in any way it’s dying from lack of imagination. I’ve seen at least three churches in my general area have “Try our Sundays, they are better than [Name of Ice Cream place].” Based on the above, I guess I…
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Top 10 List on Why we are Dying…
Here’s my top 10 list on why are we dying? I’m sure there are others…. 10) Because we believe salvation is within our walls. 9) Because we are so busy with our own “stuff” 8) Because we have no idea what we are doing and we stopped being a long time ago. 7) Because we…
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Structuring Church
Now…for some ramblings…. I’m a structure kind of guy. I use to be a Systems Administrator (computer) and so systems and structures facinate me. Now, I’m bringing the same thought process into the church. But recently I’ve been looking at things differently. I use to be into programs and stuff, now, I think as a…
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Church People…
The party was great – hotdogs, hamburgers, squirt guns for the kids, dads trying to get charcoal lit, moms passing around Baby Hudson like he was a football. An interesting realization hit me about halfway through the party as I was flipping burgers. No one there with the exception of myself, Amber, and her…