church as abbey
A friend of mine sent me Seth Godin's new book, Tribes . All Godin's books pack lots of new thinking between their small covers. I'll post more about it after I'm finished, but already I've run across these gems: * "A
bless the world
NOC2008 surpassed my expectations! I got to hear Erwin McManus, J John, Francis Chan; and I sat in on Doug Stringer's workshop titled, Who's Your Daddy? Great title and great seminar. I met Ed Stetzer of LifeWay, and Gary McIntosh of Talbot Seminary; plus, the great
Community
Here is the sermon I preached this morning from Psalm 78:1-7, titled The Next Generation. The Next Generation Psalm 78:1-71 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from
church as abbey
Wednesday I fly to San Diego for the National Outreach Convention -- NOC2008! I'm leading the workshop, Small Churches Make Good Neighbors: 10 Ways Your Church Can Change Your Community. I hope you're meeting me there, but if not, you can follow all the action at
Congregation
I'm reading Forces For Good: Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits by Leslie Crutchfield and Heather Grant. The authors studied hundreds of successful nonprofits and distilled these six practices of the best ones: 1. Advocate and serve. High-impact nonprofits do both -- serve through programs and advocate for systemic
Resources
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Creativity
Outreach magazine is working on its "Innovation" issue. In the past Outreach has focused on innovative churches. But this year they're focusing on the innovations themselves, and Outreach would like your input. Click here to go to Tony Morgan's blog and give Outreach your
Culture
I've been writing about the coming, and now present, economic crisis since last year (here, here, and here). Popular financial advisor, Suze Orman, speaking on Anderson Cooper's show tonight, said that the economy is in "intensive care" right now and will be for a
Community
Today the stock market fell another 500 points. Iceland may go bankrupt, NPR reported today. Euro-countries are aligning their financial strategies so they speak with one economic voice. Government leaders are already talking about more federal dollars, in addition to the $700-billion just voted by Congress. And the bad news
Congregation
If you understand the current economic meltdown, your are lightyears ahead of most of us. Basically, we have a serious, global economic collapse underway. News from financial markets from Brazil to Shanghai to London to New York was all bad today. All the indicators are pointing in the wrong direction
Congregation
Debbie and I have learned a lot about growing vegetables this year. We learned that mulch under your raised beds acts like a big sponge and makes the beds too wet. But, we also learned when you remove the mulch and create drainage that the beds return to a productive,
Congregation
Outreach magazine publishes an issue each year featuring the most innovative churches in America. These churches aren't just big ones either, and the editors are looking for small churches that do things in an innovative way. What makes the difference in an innovative church and everybody else? These