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Monday, September 29, 2014

An apology from the church

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Last night, in something I'd done previously at other churches, I started with an apology based on the words of 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 ....
Friday, September 26, 2014

Tweaking the tunes?

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Last night, during my Christology lecture, we were discussing the various theories of atonement and got onto the use of atonement words/imag...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Reminding them what they just read

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Sermons don't need to uncover hidden pearls of truth which make those listening sit back and marvel at your brilliance. In fact, if th...
Monday, September 22, 2014

Autopsy of your words

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It happens with Mark Driscoll. It happens with John Piper. It happens with Rick Warren. It happens with Joel Osteen. It happens with eve...
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Experience or experties?

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Would you rather learn from someone with experience or expertise? If you needed advice about starting a ministry, would you rather speak t...
Monday, September 15, 2014

In debt to the heretics

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Ignatius. Clement. Tertullian. Irenaeus. Athanasius. Augustine. Jerome. C onstantine. Calvin. Luther. Barth. Lewis. I've written abou...
Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Timetable for early changes

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Today I answered a question on a youth ministry Facebook group I'm in, which I don't do all that often, about changing the name of a...
Saturday, September 6, 2014

Absent or apology?

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I always inwardly chuckle when I'm at a meeting and they take apologies (Admittedly, it might have to do with my opinion of many meets I...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

THIS is how you respond to "I did my time as a youth pastor"

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I read  skim hundreds of blog posts a day, so it's gotta be good to get my attention. The following post slams the entitled statement ...
Monday, September 1, 2014

Ministry for THEM or YOU?

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Churches can fall for the trap of thinking they SHOULD do a specific x ministry (insert youth, children's, family, seniors, intergenerat...
Friday, August 29, 2014

Two days blind

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When I was a young kid, I was chased by my older sister and, having turned to look at her in pursuit, slammed head-first into the edge of a ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Is the "New Normal" a compromise?

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Attendance rises... Attendance drops... The electronic giving is fruitful, so giving increases... Economic times are tough, so giving de...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Respect in nothing new

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I'm currently in the middle of my penultimate subject for the Bachelor of Theology - Christology - and, if I'm honest, I'm not...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

It takes maturity...

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I'm fully aware that this post might bite me in the but in a few years. Or a decade from now. Or a few decades. Given enough time, it ...
Monday, August 18, 2014

Talk from your feet, not your knees

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When churches start talking together, people get nervous. Will there be change? If so, how will it effect me? What will happen with ...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Let them see the next step

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It's not uncommon for a church to have a gap in its congregation or youth ministry. It could be the older folk at the evening service, a...
Monday, August 11, 2014

Preachers vs TV sales-people

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If you watch any morning show or late-enough time-filler, you'll inevitably encounter a "paid promotion" for anything from foo...
Friday, August 8, 2014

Youth ministry CEO?

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Earlier this week I posted here  about the misguided importance the church often places on developing leaders, almost substituting it for th...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

We weren't told to go and make leaders...

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Leadership is a big deal. Some say that everything rises and falls on leadership . The church has conferences dealing with the issue, ri...
Saturday, August 2, 2014

Geographic faith

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Some people identify their faith with  group of people, usually family members, lone-time friends or ministers. One way to tell if someone h...