March 2010
88 posts
Crystal Cathedral Owes over $50k for Goats, Sheep,... →
This is something you never want to have happen. Your church gets late on its bills, and then your vendors go to the local newspaper to complain.
According to the OC Register, The CC owes Oliver…
John Piper: “Several Species of Pride”... →
In a statement that many people will try to read between the lines on, John Piper has announced that he will be taking 6 monts away from nearly all public life as a result of what he calls “several…
Outrage over Rick Warren and John Piper on the... →
As Dan Rather would say, some people are ‘madder than a rattlesnake trying to bite a fencepost’ that John Piper has been invited Rick Warren to speak at the annual Desiring God Conference.
In fact,…
Million Dollar Giveaway at Corpus Christi Church... →
Pastor Bil Cornelius and Bay Area Fellowship are planning the ‘ultimate giveaway’ on Easter Sunday. This year, the church is giving away over one million dollars in prizes to get people to come to…
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Ten Signs A Leader Is “Losing It!” →
Perry Noble’s been reading through the OT lately and has been challenged by the downward leadership spiral that Saul went on…here are TEN signs from his life that point to a leader “losing it.”
CatholicTV rolls out shows in 3-D to attract youth →
CatholicTV debuted 3-D programs Tuesday in an effort to reach younger people and to make the faith message more vivid. The network posted several 3-D shows on the Internet, released its monthly…
Is free government broadband on the way? →
The FCC’s plans include making broadband available to all U.S. residents, boosting broadband adoption from 65 percent to better than 90 percent, getting affordable, 100 Mbps broadband into 100…
Over Half of Republicans Think Obama is 'secretly... →
More than half of the Republicans quizzed by Harris Poll, 57 per cent, believed the president was secretly Muslim, something he has consistently denied. And 67 per cent of Republicans who responded…
71% of Pastors Actually Regularly Use Things they... →
The other 29%… not so much.
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“It’s the things that NO ONE sees, that produces the results EVERYONE wants.”
– Craig Groeschel from Lifechurch.tv (via courtholloway)
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“Disney films have terrible philosophy and theology. Some of the “family” films...”
– Pastor James Harlemann, Mars Hill Church’s “resident film critic” talking about Mars Hill’s “Film and Theology” ministry.
What Greg Surratt Knows about Vision →
Vision is something that we talk about often, yet many (might I say most) churches suffer from a lack of vision. In this short (23 minutes) video, Greg Surratt shares his ideas about ‘vision’. I…
Steering Through Chaos in Church →
I’ve been reading through a new book by Scott Wilson called “Steering Through Chaos”. It’s a great read on dealing with conflict and transition in the church. In fact, I was able to personally…
An Internet Campus Pastor Speaks Out →
Many churches are starting purely internet campuses these days. And of course, many people are skeptics. Well, Brian Vasil is speaking out about his experience as an internet campus pastor. Brian…
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“If you want to help potential leaders in your organization grow then give them...”
– Mac Lake
Wisconsin Lutherans to Women: Shut up already! →
Church members at St. John’s Lutheran School in Baraboo told the Wisconsin State Journal that women were told to write their comments on a piece of paper and have a man read them aloud at the meeting…
Get a hundred people to church... I'll kiss a... →
Pastors Stan Ayer and Chip Garrison are willing to do just about anything to get that membership back up. They have set a goal of 100 people to attend Friends Day on Sunday, March 28 and, if they…
Katy Perry Wants a Church Wedding →
Isn’t that special? Katy wants to honor her parents by having a church wedding. Am I missing something here?
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Five Things They Don’t Teach You in Seminary →
Shannon O’Dell shares five things that he thinks they don’t teach in seminary, but they should. See if you agree:
#1 How to Communicate Vision #2 How to Lead a Staff #3 How to “Exhort” the…
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Leadership: Learning to Say “I Don’t Care” →
James McDonald has a great post on his blog about how each leader should acquire a sense of, what he calls, ‘holy indifference’. These are things that a leader should not care about. The first one:…
LifeChurch.tv Network welcomes 100th partner →
Recently, LifeChurch.tv celebrated a significant milestone as they welcomed the 100th church into their Network partnership…
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Lakewood to buy arena →
Lakewood Church has leased the former Compaq Center from the City of Houston for the past five years, during which it spent $75 million to renovate the huge arena. Now, the church is going to buy it.
A Prayer Book for Gay Jews →
“Supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, the book is sophisticated and professional, one more sign of an increasing level of comfort some members of the religious community have with their…
Is Your Computer Stealing Your Sabbath? →
The day was to launch Reboot’s ongoing project, the Sabbath Manifesto. Dan Rollman, a Rebooter and founder of the Universal World Record Database Web site, created the Sabbath Manifesto because…
Do Those Giving Kiosks Really Work? →
You may have seen them advertised, or thought they were only for larger churches. But do those automated, ATM-like giving kiosks really work? Tim Stevens reports that giving is up around 3% at…
Mark Driscoll, Brian McLaren, Cagefighting, and... →
Here’s a very interesting piece written by Anthony B. Robinson. He talks about the contrast between Mark Driscoll and Brian McLaren; and talks about the similarities he sees between Driscoll and…
Mark Driscoll, Brian McLaren, Cagefighting, and... →
Here’s a very interesting piece written by Anthony B. Robinson. He talks about the contrast between Mark Driscoll and Brian McLaren; and talks about the similarities he sees between Driscoll and the…
Do Those Giving Kiosks Really Work? →
You may have seen them advertised, or thought they were only for larger churches. But do those automated, ATM-like giving kiosks really work? Tim Stevens reports that giving is up around 3% at…
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“I often say being a pastor is the best vocation there is, but the worst job. If...”
– Richard L. Floyd
Go to Church, Give Money, and Don’t be a ... →
Gotta love local cable access…
Let me Sing a Song for You… →
See what happens when this Christian host can’t take it anymore…
OK… So it’s not that catchy of a tune… at all… →
What Metrics Do You Use? What Do You Measure →
Here’s a clip from LifeChurch.tv’s Bobbie Gruenewald speaking at SxSW. He has some really interesting things to say about what’s happening at LifeChurch.tv in the area of technology…
How Do You Use Your “Cognitive Surplus”? →
Seth Godin had a great post this week about things you could do rather than watch TV. In fact, he gives a long list of things that are better than watching TV. Clay Shirky calls this using your…
Heaven Won’t Look Like Your Sunday Morning →
Carlos wrote this statement as the title of a blog post this week. That got me thinking…
How many of the people at your church just think heaven WILL look like your Sunday morning?
I know, I…
Wife: Evander Holyfield Told Me I Needed to Put... →
Once a boxer, always a boxer, I guess.
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“How are you going to do anything to surprise your man when you need a hydraulic...”
– Bobbie Houston
Introducing William Vanderbloemen →
If you haven’t met William Vanderbloemen, I’d like to introduce you to him. I’ve had the opportunity to get to know William on a number of different occasions over the past year. William has the…
Agree or Disagree? →
Do you agree or disagree with this statement from Jerry Falwell, Jr. (Jerry’s son… now president of Liberty University): “If we all did as Jesus did when he helped the poor, we wouldn’t need the…
In the Christian Tradition, Another Boycott: ... →
It all started last week when Fox News commentator Glenn Beck told people to leave any church that mentioned social or economic justice because they were just trying to preach a socialistic message….