Why Churches Love the Brother of the Prodigal
The story of the Prodigal Son pits the wayward prodigal versus his obedient elder brother. The...
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Category: Church & Community
Change the Story – Re-Telling Gospel Beyond Church Walls
I’m getting fed up with the constant barrage of evil in our world. It’s not merely deflating, every subsequent act seems to maneuver to become the worst ever. Something is broken. Something needs fixing. Do away with...
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Why 80% of congregants are passive observers during service
Take a look at any church service, even the most contemporary ones belting the latest Bethel or...
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Renewing Vision for the Neighborhood
Here’s a post I have at New Leaf. My grandma used to spend the odd Sunday strolling to...
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Why the Cross and What Does it Do…in a post-Christian Worldview? Part 1
She poked her hand up to alert the professor. “What do you mean by the word ‘sin’?” This wasn’t a...
Read MoreWhy Millennials Don’t Go to Church and Aren’t as Smart as you Think
**Repost from late 2013 with edits.** There’s no shortage of online fodder attempting to exegete the millennial generation. Churches are facing a ‘millennial exodus’ and are seeking any number of strategies to...
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Church is a Spectator Sport
I love the blues. Sometimes I try to insert old spirituals in worship services too. The line in...
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Is Your Church Replaceable?
Chances are there’s nothing physical about your church that can’t be replaced by...
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Set Roots and Grow, Be Slow, and Say ‘No’ to Busy
My earlier post on the myth of ‘Busy‘ challenges the cultural assumption that busy...
Read MoreIf faithfulness is what we long for….
Tuesdays are for posts on church development and leadership. __________________________________________ Remember this song? If faithfulness is what God longs for what we do with what we’ve been given matters, and not...
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Stop Going To Church
“What church do you go to?” or “are you going to church?” are deeply...
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Quick Tips to Entice People Back to Church
There aren’t any. The question, “how to get people back” makes a critical and...
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