Journey
This week we went over 40,000 views and still going! Thank you for stopping by now-and-then, and making this a real gathering place for the small church community. Seth Godin said "thanks" better today than I can -- Every time you read something I write here, you&
Christianity
We're podcasting on iTunes now! I'm pulling all the mp3 files together for the initial link to iTunes, so if you subscribe to the Chuck Warnock: Sermons, etc podcast thru iTunes, you'll get all the back podcasts in one place. Hope you'll
Community
CNN reports that crude oil prices hit $99/barrel yesterday and are headed to $100/barrel and up. Gas is already past $3-a-gallon in much of the US. A gasoline transporter told me that people appear to be conserving more. So even at $3 a gallon the price is having
Congregation
Wouldn't it be interesting if the expiration date for a church were stamped on it as clearly as it is on a package of meat at the grocery? The expiration date tells you how fresh the package you hold in your hand really is. If you're
Creativity
Okay, I'm already lying here. I promised I would only post once a week on this blog, but I run across stuff that really excites me more than once a week. So, here are a couple of related pieces on writers, readers, and the web just today --
Lectionary Yr C
The podcast of An Opportunity To Testify, based on Luke 21:5-19, is the sermon I preached last Sunday, November 18, 2007. The scripture is from the revised common lectionary Year C. The text of the sermon is here.
Lectionary Yr C
Smile, It's Thanksgiving! Philippians 4:4-9 4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
Sermon Illustrations
I just posted a Thanksgiving message that I'll preach tonight at our community Thanksgiving service. Titled Smile, It's Thanksgiving! it's a brief message based on Philippians 4:4-9 where Paul encourages us to "rejoice always." I hope your Thanksgiving is a wonderful
Resources
I just posted The Way We Relate is Changing to my new blog about trends and technology and how those forces will impact the church. I'd appreciate it if you'd take a look, put FutureChurchNow in your blog reader or bookmark it. I post once a
lifestyle
Two articles from PSFK, plus one from Kevin Kelly illustrate that how the way we relate to one another is changing, especially the younger you are. 1. NY City high school students who get good grades will receive a cell phone and free ringtones or minutes, even though cell phones
Congregation
(I've added a new category, Technology. Here's the first post.) Sam Rainer, my fellow-blogger on the Outreach network, wrote a good piece about church websites, The Church Website: Overrated, Overdone, or More To Come? For small churches, the disturbing news is that only 29% of churches
Sermons
I just posted my sermon for this Sunday, November 18, 2007 -- An Opportunity To Testify, based on Luke 21:5-19. This is a first draft, as I am running late this week, so check back later on Friday for some revisions. Have a great Sunday! Friday, Nov 18 --