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Category Archive: Church
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Mar 12 2012
Why the Church should not base its ministry models on business practices
Applying business practices to ministry models: “particularly troubling when our models for staging experiences in the world were being specifically applied to worship practices.”
Sep 17 2010
Hospitality and the Multicultural Church
No formula can deliver the church from centuries of ethnic tension, but we can adopt what Soong-Chan Rah calls a “learning posture” that will help us recognize God in other cultures besides our own and teach us to worship Him together.
Jun 22 2010
Vintage Faith: New Life from an Ancient Text
“If Christians would hold to all ‘three things’ and not just one or two, we would be saved from a lot of poor theology and bad ideas.” Poor theology makes poor living.
Mar 30 2010
Church Growth at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC
Interesting article and inside look at the growth of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Heavy on theology, community, and discipleship, the church has grown sevenfold over the past sixteen years as congregants returned to a historic, biblical faith. A few quotes: As morning light filters into a fourth-floor room on a Sunday, students huddle …
Mar 23 2010
Stunning Photos of Abandoned Church Buildings in Russia
A photographer in Russia posts pictures of abandoned, once-grand cathedrals and churches in Russia in the remote Tula region.
Mar 23 2010
2 Principles Every Leader Should Evaluate
I don't know about you but I think I am finally over the Christmas production hangover. Now that it's over planning is already beginning to take place for this year's services. Although all of our services were a success there were some big take-aways that have become monumental principles I will forever hold to in …
Mar 08 2010
Announcing a New Conference: Contextualizing the Gospel in the New South
The South is changing. Through urbanization and the vibrant growth of southern cities, the American South is becoming a center for innovative, intellectual, and cultural growth in the United States. Yet for the first time in its history, the church in the South is declining faster than anywhere in the country. Advance the Church believes …
Feb 24 2010
Creeds, Confessions, Catechisms, and Relevance: The Ancient Faith Revisited
Kevin DeYoung is Senior Pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, across the street from Michigan State University. He's the author of The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism , a book that on the surface may appear to be a snoozer, but DeYoung assures all …
Feb 02 2010
Qualifications to be a Pastor and Church Planter
If you want to build a following, all you need is personality, communication skills, and weak people with little to no discernment. But if you want to build a biblical church, you must meet the requirements the Bible places on the calling. Reading various twitter feeds and blogs makes it apparent that lots of people …
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