Tag Archives: church
Are Websites Becoming Less Important?
A friend named Jake Bland mentioned this blog site and post in a report he recently wrote, that I had an opportunity to scan. The post is called “Nobody Cares About Your Website” and was written by Eric Murrell. Media … Continue reading
Spiritual Eroticism?
Scot McKnight has gone and done it again… he’s poking around with one of the evangelical church’s sacred cow’s – worship. Here’s what he says about what we typically do on Sunday morning: “Let’s call this was it is: spiritual … Continue reading
Reimagining Church
I reviewed a book by Frank Viola and George Barna called “Pagan Christianity” some months ago. There is a companion book to it that is out now called “Reimagining Church,” by Frank Viola. Some great reviews of the book can … Continue reading
A New “Senior Pastor”
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 … Continue reading
Chapter 5 – The Senior Pastor: Is He Biblical?
I am going to jump ahead in my review of the book Pagan Christianity? by Frank Viola and George Barna, to Chapter 5 which is entitled: The Pastor: Obstacle to Every-Member Functioning. The reasons for doing this are many. The … Continue reading
A Chance Conversation?
Yesterday I attended a wedding and reception of a family from our church. At the reception I met and talked with a guy who has been attending for a number of years, along with his family. I recognized his face … Continue reading
Chapter 3 – Major Influences on Worship
Continuing in Chapter 3 of Pagan Christianity?, writers Viola and Barna next tackle how the changes in early church buildings affected worship. Because Emperor Constantine was the #1 “lay person” in the church, a simple style worship service would simply … Continue reading
Chapter 2: The Creation of Sacred Spaces and Objects
The Creation of Sacred Spaces and Objects Authors Frank Viola and George Barna record that a shift occurred in the late second and third centuries when Christians began reverencing their dead. Christians began to meet in two places… their homes … Continue reading