Over the next 2 days we’ll be looking at and talking about a new website named “ChurchRater.com“. I fear that too often I just share my opinion on this blog without allowing for the opposite side of the spectrum to be voiced. So, today I’ll be posting on why I believe this website and others [...]

This is the second post on The Lord’s Supper. Last time we looked at the subject from the perspective of consumption. Today I want to focus on community.

Paul Metzger is a professor at Multnomah Seminary (where I attend). He wrote a phenomenal piece for The Leadership Journal, and it was featured on the Out of [...]

My church, like many, has two different styles of services on Sunday morning.

Our first service is essentially a “blended” service (by the way, I hate the word service but I’m using it here because it is a common usage for a gathering of believers on a weekend) with a mix of contemporary songs and elements [...]

One of the scarier things about being in seminary and pursuing a role in church leadership is how elevated and revered some pastors are. I don’t just mean by their own congregations, because there are plenty of pastors out there writing books and doing the conference circuit who many people idolize but have no connection [...]

We’ve all had plenty of conversations that go somewhat like this:
Friend: Hey where do you go to church?
You: Well I go to First _______ of Suburban America.
Friend: Oh cool, I’ve never heard of it. How many people do you having going there?
You: Well we usually have 3,000 people or so on a weekend.
Friend: Wow, that [...]

Last Monday I gave a presentation in my Principles and Practices of Worship class on “seeker sensitive churches/worship services.”
You can download the power point presentation by going here:
Seeker Sensitive Powerpoint Presentation
I would define a seeker sensitive church this way:
Using the weekend services to reach the unchurched through high quality music, media, and sermons referencing popular [...]