I have a love / hate relationship with the Dallas Cowboys. I grew up in Texas during the heyday of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin. And yes, I will freely admit that I chose to ignore the fact that there was a lot of cocaine being snorted in those days.
But the Dallas Cowboys [...]
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Why the Dallas Cowboys Are Like the Church
Posted in Church on November 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The New FBC Dallas
Posted in Church on November 4, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Click here to watch a series of videos detailing the massive and spectacular renovations to First Baptist Dallas. It’s a pretty amazing vision, one about which I have mixed feelings. Here’s the brief description from the site:
“First Baptist’s proposed new state-of-the art, 21st Century campus will be a re-creation, not a renovation, of a facility [...]
The New Shape of Christianity
Posted in Church on October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
From Skye Jethani, concerning the state of Christianity in the world:
Today there are more missionaries from Brazil engaged in crosscultural ministry than fromBritain or Canada.
There are over 10,000 foreign Christian workers serving in Britain, France, Germany and Italy–and more than 35,000 in the U.S. Most of the missionaries in Britain are from Africa and Asia.
“This [...]
Attractional versus Affectional Church
Posted in Church on June 8, 2009 | 9 Comments »
There is a sentiment out there in church world right now, and the sentiment comes from a struggle to process a key issue – that of contextualization. Contextualization is, as I understand it, the way the church seeks to adapt the presentation of biblical truth according to the culture its in. So based on that [...]
Where Are All the Preachers?
Posted in Church, Preaching/Teaching on May 21, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Don’t get me wrong: I like Mark Driscoll. And Andy Stanley. Heck, I’ll say it: I like the creativity and admire the delivery of Ed Young. These guys are amazing communicators and it’s no wonder they have a tremendous following.
But there’s something in me that’s a little uneasy about a church going so multi-site that [...]
Church Where We All Look the Same
Posted in Church, Theology on April 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
One of the principles of church growth involves creating homogeneous groups. That is, that the most effective way of growing a church is to create a group, or a church for that matter, where people look, dress, earn, and act similarly to each other. The idea behind it is that people feel most comfortable and [...]
Is the Seeker-Sensitive Movement Dead?
Posted in Church, Ministry on April 2, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Last week I wrote about Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and the church. In follow-up to that post, here’s one about the changing dynamics of church.
There has been a church growth strategy called the “seeker-movement.” The idea has been that we can use the church service to basically introduce people to spirituality without demanding too much from [...]
What the Church Can Learn from Dunkin Donuts
Posted in Church on March 24, 2009 | 21 Comments »
Dunkin Donuts is creaming Starbucks right now. Dunkin won the taste test, it’s 3 times cheaper, and the company is actually expanding whereas Starbucks is closing stores every day. Dunkin is about to roll out a $100 million marketing campaign to trumpet the results of the taste test and try and put the dagger into [...]
Entries for the Relevant Church Dictionary
Posted in Church, Just for Fun on March 20, 2009 | 14 Comments »
There’s a few ways to know when you’re in the middle of a sub-culture – that is, a culture inside another culture. When there is a sort of dress code, you know you’re in a sub-culture. When there are certain accepted practices you know you’re in a sub-culture. And when there is an offshoot of [...]
That’s What the Church Is
Posted in Church, Videos on March 10, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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