I was watching the news last night and heard of an absolutely incredible story. Western Oregon was playing Central Washington in softball. The girl up to bat from Western Oregon was a senior and had never hit a home run. Turns out, in this game she hit her first pitch over the fence. She rounded…
Who Stole My Church? .3
Parts One and Two Pastor Gordon is left with a sticky situation. He has upset long time members and somehow needs to reach out to them. I love how he does this. He could have argued about style or just told them they were wrong, but instead he goes to the Scriptures. No one can…
A Glorious Day
For those of you who are Coldplay fans (and if you aren’t, well then we can’t be friends), it is a great day. They released a song off of their upcoming album on their website…and it is free. Head here and check it out. I really dig the song, it showcases their ability to have…
Who Stole My Church? .2
Part One The first meeting is almost a disaster with Gordon and the group. It begins with everyone just blurting out all their struggles with the church (a reminder here is that the group consists of mostly older people who are mostly against all the changes occurring in the church). Here is a short list…
Who Stole My Church? .1
Jay, Jill, and I have been going through the book Who Stole My Chuch? by Gordon MacDonald. First off, great book. I totally recommend it to anyone in ministry or anyone who is interested in the great debate of “contemporary versus traditional” and how to deal with change in church. I read the book in…
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
Tonight a big crew of us from Sunset went and saw a showing of the documentary/movie Lord Save Us From Your Followers at Southlake Foursquare. This is the first movie or well produced documentary of this type that I have seen within this topic. I do think this has the chance to become something really…