April 2010
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Book Burning 2010 →
The annual Book Burning for 2010 will be upon us very soon. This year is going to be much bigger and better.
Apr 30th
Thou Shall Twitter in Church →
Scott Williams says: In all seriousness, there are many people who believe you shouldn’t tweet in church. As a pastor, I would say, “Get Your Tweet On!” As a matter of fact, I say “Tweet and tweet…
Apr 28th
Six Great Coaching Questions →
Got a coach? Need a coach? Here are six great coaching questions from my friend Dave Ferguson… There are from his new book: Exponential: How You and Your Friends Can Start a Missional Church…
Apr 28th
Local Media Continue to Take On Ed Young, Jr. →
Another very negative media piece has hit the Dallas/Fort Worth airwaves. The subject: Pastor Ed Young, Jr. and Fellowship Church. The issue: private planes, lavish lifestyle… It’s round two in…
Apr 28th
The $295,000 Beer - Church Planter Fired over Beer... →
Many of you know Charles Hill. He’s one of the guys behind THE STICKS conferences. Charles and his family recently moved to Utah to plant a church in a very difficult area of the country. Little did…
Apr 28th
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“I’m on vacation until x/x/2010. When I get back, I’m going to delete...”
– Seth’s Blog: 8 things I wish everyone knew about email
Apr 28th
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“How much of the time you invest in a project is spent preparing excuses,...”
– Seth’s Blog: Deniability
Apr 28th
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“Trying not to sin doesn’t guarantee I will love more. However, loving others...”
– Love More, Sin Less | WithoutWax.tv by Pete Wilson
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
GM and the Church Team up to Convert Sales →
Interesting article from the Detroit Free Press: It was a day of praise, prayer and, well, test driving General Motors’ new lineup of cars, crossovers and SUVS. In what organizers said was the first…
Apr 27th
11 Things God Does for Church Leaders →
Last week, Mark Driscoll was one of the featured speakers at Catalyst West. I did not get to hear his entire talk, but found these notes from The Resurgence to be really helpful. The topic: 11…
Apr 27th
How Would Your Church Respond to Constance... →
Given the interest in the Jennifer Knapp story here at MMI yesterday, I thought this would be a great follow-up, and I’d really like to spark some additional conversation around this topic…
Apr 27th
Liberty U Taps Glenn Beck to Address Class of 2010 →
Liberty University has tapped radio host Glenn Beck to address its graduating class next month despite knowing that such a decision will be contested and criticized given the well-known…
Apr 27th
Rick Warren Selected to Replace Billy Mays as... →
Orange Glo International, makers of OxiClean, have announced their intention to hire Saddleback pastor and “Purpose Driven” author Rick Warren as the new commercial pitchman for their well-known…
Apr 27th
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“At the end of the day, your eloquence is not the key deal. It’s actually...”
– Dave Gibbons: Don’t Think Movement, Think Holy Spirit Movement | Christianpost.com
Apr 27th
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“People living in urban centers are not only very sexually active but also very...”
– Tim Keller on Ministering in Global Cities | TheResurgence
Apr 27th
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Apr 27th
You are Going to HELL and Taking Someone WIth You! →
That’s the headline of a press release from Gregory Thompson and his organization “Asleep No More”. I love it when someone pulls a James 4:17 on me, and then tells me things like this… Here’s…
Apr 26th
Dallas Church to Host “Gay Jesus” Play →
The Cathedral of Hope in Dallas will host “Corpus Christi” for five performances, June 4-6. The play casts Jesus and his disciples as gay men. Tickets will be $30-50. You can read more on this…
Apr 26th
A Defiant Jennifer Knapp Defends Homosexuality on... →
A defiant Christian Singer Jennifer Knapp takes on a pastor of last week’s Larry King Live… Watch the video, then let’s discuss: First of all, while I do think that…
Apr 26th
Francis Chan:  Called in a “different... →
This from CatalystSpace: After 16 years of serving as senior pastor for Cornerstone Church Francis is sensing the Lord leading him in a different direction. Despite not having complete clarity on…
Apr 26th
Jennifer Knapp Comes Out →
Award-winning Christian pop singer Jennifer Knapp discusses her return to music from a soul-searching hiatus and reveals how she reconciled her spiritual life with her sexuality. Bound to be a big…
Apr 14th
Smart Pants →
You get a cell phone call and your sleeve answers it. You want to know how far you jogged and your pants tell you. Smart clothes are the latest trend to come down the runway. Now, electronics and…
Apr 14th
Being Slain in the Spirit Can Be Dangerous and... →
A woman in Michigan has won a sizable monetary judgement against her church.. Here’s the deal. Mount Hope Church held a service in which Judith Dadd got a little too much of the Spirt and fell,…
Apr 14th
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Majority of Unchurched Adults Identify Themselves... →
Nearly two-thirds of all unchurched adults—people who have not attended a church activity in the last six months—identified themselves as “Christians,” according to a recent study by the Barna Group.
Apr 14th
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Georgia Church: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Building →
What if we sold our building and use the $1 million to invest in people who have needs? That’s the question the people of Rolling Hills Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA asked. Their answer? Heck…
Apr 14th
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Why I left the ministry… →
Alan Nelson writes: I know what it’s like when someone “leaves” the ministry. Internal eyebrows rise. We wonder what caused someone who professed a call from God to preach the Gospel and lead a…
Apr 14th
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Dynamic Church 10 Conference Set for May 12-14 →
The Dynamic Church Conference (DC10) will be held May 12-14, 2010, at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. DC10 is a three-day educational event focused on teaching users and developers…
Apr 14th
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Survey: 2 things business professionals need: ... →
Smartphones tied with sex as the number one thing that business professionals can not live without in a study from cloud-based business phone system provider, RingCentral.
Apr 13th
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Pastors and How they Use Their Time →
Interesting stats in a new post at The Christian Post by Thom Rainer… * Pastors of effective churches sleep slightly over six hours per day. Pastors of comparison churches sleep almost eight…
Apr 13th
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25 Things I Hate About Facebook →
I’m an on and off again Facebook user. I liked this video. It pretty much sums up Facebook for me… What do you think? Do you use Facebook? How do you use it best? Todd
Apr 13th
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Suicide Prevention Line Pastor Falls Asleep on... →
OK… you’re a pastor that’s helping with the local suicide prevention hotline. The LAST thing you want to do is fall asleep. But that’s what one pastor in Sweden did. The 44 year old man, who was…
Apr 13th
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“People’s level of confidence in the workplace is generally tied to the type of...”
– Mac Lake
Apr 13th
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Baptists Point to Faults of 'Home Churching' |... →
Family worship gatherings where Dad preaches are “precious” when done on a daily basis, but they should not substitute the church, said the elders at Hope Baptist Church in Wake Forest, N.C.
Apr 12th
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“People don’t coalesce into active and committed tribes around the status...”
– Seth Godin
Apr 12th
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Apr 12th
How Great is Your Youth Pastor? →
Jon over at Stuff Christians Like has a great post about rating your youth pastor. So… how’s yours doing? Here are five sample questions. The rest are here… 1. Has at any point made one of the…
Apr 12th
What is the Greatest Theological Challenge Facing... →
Find out what R. C. Sproul and Michael Horton believe will be the biggest challenge for the next generation of pastors… Watch the video here. Do you agree or disagree? What do YOU think the…
Apr 12th
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In Australia, You’re 5x Safer in a Strip Club than... →
In Australia, the number of crimes committed inside churches in 2008 was 1600. In strip clubs, there were less than 300. On top of that, 85 people were assaulted in churches in 2008. Only 66…
Apr 12th
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This was 1981. But what will the Church look like... →
“Imagine sitting down to drink your morning cup of coffee, turning on your computer, and using it to read your daily newspaper… It’s not as farfetched as it may seem”. It was almost 30 years ago….
Apr 12th
Double Take - The Sacred Sandwich →
Apr 12th
Bad Christian Broadcasting Idea #5,421 →
Keeping a straight face while you’re sung to by some kind of Christian wombat puppet…
Apr 9th
Monster Sunday School →
It must be a puppet theme today… what do you think of this? Maybe we should start a petition. No more puppets. In church. Ever. Todd
Apr 9th
Failed Witnessing Attempt #247 →
I think you’ll enjoy this:
Apr 9th
Christian Racism? →
Take a look at this and tell me whether this was an example of Christian Racism… OK… you have to get past the horrible Christian puppets… but I remember a Christian…
Apr 9th
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Lawsuit: Gay engineer taunted with pornography at... →
Dugger was told not to dress so gay or to wear jewelry, to act more straight and to pay attention to girls, it says. “Brian has a man-gina!” Paul Crouch Jr. allegedly taunted Dugger (in front of a…
Apr 8th