We Need to Stop Interpreting Scripture Through the Lens of Our Practices The Bible should inform our actions, not justify our habits Christianity has its traditions and religious practices. We often persist in them with unexamined acceptance. And...
Come Back Twelve Times and See How Your Faith Grows: Reflecting on Church #51 With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #51. This mega church...
A False Assumption About Church Growth A Lesson in Reacting to the Unexpected In college I heard an account about a struggling church who hired a minister to help them grow. He was full of energy, enthusiasm, and ideas. In no time he connected...
My Next Book is about Online Church I’m doing research about online church for my next book about Online Church. I’ve also started writing, too, and am excited with what I have so far. If you you would like to share your thoughts with me...
Reflecting on Church #41: Reaching Out to Visitors Versus Hanging Out With Friends With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #41. Aside from...
Jesus’s Broken Church Reimagining Our Sunday Traditions from a New Testament Perspective Do you have a nagging feeling that something’s missing from your church experience? You’re not alone. And it’s time to discover a better way. Church-reform...
Seek First the Kingdom of God Jesus Focused on the Kingdom of God, not Church Jesus talked about the kingdom of God, but we made a church instead. What if he never intended us to form a church? After all, Jesus did tell his followers to “seek...
The Fallacy of Church Membership Segregating Attendees into Members and Nonmembers Divides Jesus’s Church In our look at things the church must change, we’ve already considered our buildings and facility, our paid clergy and staff, and our tithes...
Reflecting on Church #19: Having God’s Perspective With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #19. We’ve visited many small churches on...
Today’s Church Follows an Old Testament Model Moses Explained the Three Key Elements of Worship and We Still Follow Them Our churches today function in much the same way as outlined in the Old Testament. We follow the Old Testament model for...
