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My New Project is LIVE!
A friend and I have ventured out into the world called Podcasting. We really don’t know where this project will lead, but for now, we are reviewing books. The first podcast is discussing Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis. You can find the new blog (and RSS feeds) at http://TwoMiddleAgedPastors.blogspot.com. Drop us a line to let us…
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Churches seeking marketing-savvy breed of pastor – Yahoo! News
Churches seeking marketing-savvy breed of pastor – Yahoo! News My friend Jeff sent me an email with this link. It is a pretty good article… Here are (a few) of my thoughts: I was struck by this quote: “Nearly every pastor is a salesman or a marketer of one kind or another because ……
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Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed
Tallahassee Democrat | 08/20/2005 | Hope renewed Yes, there is (or there can be) hope for us UMs, but it will take courage. It will take courage for us to look around at the “new situation” we find ourselves in. It will take courage to ask difficult questions, including “What kind of church (or denomination)…
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The Unimaginative Church
I see that Eugene Peterson has been credited with saying that if the church is dying in any way it’s dying from lack of imagination. I’ve seen at least three churches in my general area have “Try our Sundays, they are better than [Name of Ice Cream place].” Based on the above, I guess I…
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Top 10 List on Why we are Dying…
Here’s my top 10 list on why are we dying? I’m sure there are others…. 10) Because we believe salvation is within our walls. 9) Because we are so busy with our own “stuff” 8) Because we have no idea what we are doing and we stopped being a long time ago. 7) Because we…
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Structuring Church
Now…for some ramblings…. I’m a structure kind of guy. I use to be a Systems Administrator (computer) and so systems and structures facinate me. Now, I’m bringing the same thought process into the church. But recently I’ve been looking at things differently. I use to be into programs and stuff, now, I think as a…