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Church Renewal

Ministries of Mercy

March 11, 2010

I just started reading a book by Timothy J. Keller called Ministries of Mercy: The call of the Jericho Road as a part of a new strategy group at my church, formed to explore the biblical principles and practice of the call to show mercy to others, especially exhibited in the life and teachings of Jesus.
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House Churches are Isolationist and Cult-Like?

January 15, 2010

Question: Are house churches more likely than conventional churches to become isolationist and cult-like?
Apparently at least one blogger thinks so, and had the guts to quote George Barna’s research to support his assertion! Author and researcher George Barna responds to this assertion in a recent blog post of his own.
First, I found the alleged bloggers [...]

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My Ministry Age

October 13, 2009

In the recent issue of Christianity Today Magazine, there is an interesting quiz that helps one determine their “ministry age” by answering a series of 25 multiple choice questions. It was developed by Jimmy Long of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to foster dialog between younger and older leaders about diverse views and to contribute to better [...]

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The Red Dot Approach

September 13, 2009

As mentioned in an earlier post, a good friend recently gave me a book to read by Dr. Larry Crabb entitled: “Real Church: Does it Exist? Can I Find It?” I have finished reading the book and have been reflecting on it and discussing it with good friends since then.
Dr. Crabb spends the first 20 chapters [...]

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The House Church Book

July 30, 2009

I am happy to announce that “The House Church Book : Non Emergent New Testament Prototype“ has been completed and is now available online as a PDF downloadable eBook. This book is a revised and updated version of my father’s original book “The House Church : A Model for Renewing the Church” published in 1988 [...]

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Can a Real Church be found?

July 24, 2009

In a challenging and healthy discussion among friends this morning the topic of Larry Crabb’s most recent book came up. Real Church: Does it exist? Can I find it? is the title to Dr. Crabb’s most recent book. I find more and more people in my world feeling like there has to be more to [...]

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To the church in…

July 21, 2009

Every once in awhile I like to go to the back of the Bible and read the letters to the 7 churches found in the first few chapters of John’s Revelation. I like to insert my own town name in the place of the name of the original church names and see how it hits [...]

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The Prodigal God

February 8, 2009

I have recently finished reading The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith another great book by author Tim Keller.
As you might imagine, this book is about the parable that Jesus told that is usually called “The Prodigal Son.” Keller rightly points out the problem with this title. The story is about a [...]

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A New “Senior Pastor”

August 24, 2008

Today was quite an exciting day in the life of the church I attend and am a member of. We have been without a “Senior Pastor” for almost three years. Today, we “elected” a new one who will be starting officially in September.
The vote today was the conclusion to a much longer process, starting about [...]

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Still Submergent After All These Years

July 13, 2008

Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be is a recent book by Kevin Deyoung & Ted Kluck, published by Moody Publishers of Chicago. The authors explore and define the “Emergent” movement within Christianity, and call it to balance and biblical authority.
It is well written. I found it to be an engaging mix [...]

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