Posted in Emerging Church, Church Growth, Culture on Feb 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
-al is a suffix. It’s meant to illustrate the concept of ‘pertaining to’, such as traditional for the word ‘tradition.’ That which is traditional pertains to anything that leads one to think of traditions. But somehow, in Christianity, the suffix -al has changed to incorporate a nuanced transition. No longer is […]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Dec 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
Take a look and see where megachurches are located (those with over 2000 people in attendance). It’s interesting how the NYTimes put this under the ‘Business’ section.
Posted in Church Growth, Personal Thoughts, Culture on Nov 6th, 2007 No Comments »
Are there 5 types of Christians? Can a person who doesn’t go to church be a Christian? It seems, according to much of the country, people believe Jesus, the church, and Bible reading are not necessary to be a Christian.
I think what’s interesting about this is Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal’s response […]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Oct 22nd, 2007 5 Comments »
This is the conclusion Willow Creek seems to have come to in a recent evaluation of all of their programs. Bill Hybels remarked at their latest Leadership Conference:
Some of the stuff that we have put millions of dollars into thinking it would really help our people grow and develop spiritually, when the data actually […]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Jul 30th, 2007 5 Comments »
Africa is doubly plagued. When I was in SA, I saw saw many people with Tb (tuberculosis) that it was quite mind-numbing. Since people have contracted HIV/AIDS, their immune system is so weak, that previously dormant viruses and bacteria like Tb, become supercharged and begin to wreak havoc on the body. I […]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Jun 28th, 2007 No Comments »
Is there a more sad picture than this one? Church Matters Blog posted this and it is almost surreal. That used to be Central Baptist Church in Washington, DC. I wish I knew that history of that church. But why would they sell it to Muslims? Why wouldn’t another church […]
Posted in Church Growth, Culture on Jun 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Church Marketing Sucks polled 275 of their readers on the question of how they would find a new church. Here are the results:
* 35%—Check the web sites of local churches
* 24%—Visit churches your other friends go to
* 18%—Just start visiting churches
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Posted in Church Growth, Media, Personal Thoughts, Culture on Sep 12th, 2006 2 Comments »
Sometimes I don’t know what makes something popular, the idea itself or the controversy and responses to an idea. In many ways, Gamaliel was truly wise when he said that if Christianity was a real movement it would continue despite their outcry. But if they left it alone, it would die out if […]
