*This is not directed at any specific church. Attending is a status symbol. Worship is often only music because it is focused more on style than Christ. The church is filled with people from other churches who are “checking it out,” and 2 weeks later have left their previous church to go every week. The…
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God Bless America
It is that time of year. 4th of July week and weekend. Flags come out from the woodworks and get placed everywhere, including all over churches. I want to know one thing: What comes to mind when you see these pictures? How does country and Christianity mix for you?
Multi-Generational Worship
On Day 2 of my trip to the Willow Creek Arts Conference I began the day with 2 sessions ran by Ross Parsley.I talked about the first one here, but I want to highlight the second session because it was phenomenal. Ross began his talk by saying, “we aren’t good at declaring God’s works to…
Who Stole My Church? .4
Parts One, Two, and Three. Who Stole My Church? by Gordon MacDonald. As I think back on the book, there are a couple of moments that stick out to me as huge turning points for the group. One was diving through the Scripture I talked about in part 3, and another is when the youth…
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…
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…