Congregation
The problem with the small church, as I have said before, is that it is small. Pretty clever insight, but it's true. Our obsession with numbers in church life always puts the small church at the bottom of the heap. Not counting is not the answer, because most
Community
The Homeless Camera Adventure, photo by Troy. Isn't the internet wonderful? I'm surfing Technorati for missional stuff, and I find my friend Jerry's blog, Becoming Missional. His latest post is about The Homeless Camera Adventure. These folks give homeless people disposable cameras, then post
Community
Homeless Nation.org* is a Canadian website created by and for the homeless. In their own words, here is their mission: There are tens of thousands of homeless people in Canada, with no address, no vote, nameless and faceless, and yet there is almost no documentation (statistical or personal) made
Congregation
"Jesus did not say, 'I will speak true worlds to you' or 'I will tell you about the truth;' he claimed to embody truth in his person. To those who wished to know the truth, Jesus did not offer propositions to be tested by logic
Journey
Have you heard the saying, “Christianity is one generation away from extinction”? My business travels took me to China frequently in the ’90s, mostly to Hong Kong and Shanghai. I opened an office in Shanghai, and hired a Shanghai-born Chinese man as my manager. I’ll call him Mr. Li,
Community
I am proposing a new model for small church ministry. It is not a model that you have read about or seen advertised. No seminars or conferences about this model exist. There is no notebook, website, CD, or video link. Yet, it is so obvious that we have missed it
Community
Several years ago I was pastoring in North Carolina. A young mother with two kids started attending our church. Every Sunday morning the father would drop mom and the kids off at church, then return to pick them up after the 11 am service. Debbie worked in the preschool department
Community
Coming up next: A great idea for Easter Outreach -- stay tuned! Okay, I am going way out on a limb here because I am tired of the social gospel vs. evangelism debate. And I know the history -- the social gospel emerged at the turn of the twentieth century
Community
Several years ago my dad was a church library consultant for the Baptist Sunday School Board. One of his assignments was to conduct church library conferences at churches around the country. At one conference, he asked for reports about the status of the participants' church libraries. One dear lady
Congregation
You've taken the survey, I'm sure. You know the one -- where you find out if your gifts in ministry put you in the apostle, prophet, poet, or pastor category. I always want to be the apostle. I can see it now, all my emails begin
Community
My friend Josh is pastor of a church in Monrovia, California. It's a new church, planted because of an encounter with God. Josh tells the story this way: "I was a youth pastor at a church near Monrovia. Each Wednesday I would spend the morning with my
Community
My good friend from high school days, Jim Stovall, is professor of journalism at the University of Tennessee. Peyton Manning, quarterback for Indianapolis Colts, is a former Tennessee Vol. Beginning to see a pattern here? So, Jim's students run a student news site, and they're up