February 2011
13 posts
Casting Lots →
Kevin DeYoung writes:
It is not uncommon to hear of churches that select their elders and deacons by casting lots. In fact, I’ve been a part of two congregations that voted to change…
Social Media Class of 2011 →
If social media were in high school… this is what you might find in their senior yearbook:
Flowtown – Social Media Marketing Application
Link to this post!
Jesus Swimming… →
That would stink, wouldn’t it?
Awkward Questions about Jesus →
This video has gone viral across the internet. And for good reason. I think you’ll enjoy it…
Aren’t kids great?
And aren’t kids with British accents REALLY great?
Todd
Granger: 2016 →
Granger Community Church is raising the bar.
Take a look at their vision for the next 5 years. It’s good stuff.
Here’s just part of it:
We will offer life-changing gatherings for…
Roku and Northland →
A nice piece on Northland, A Church Distributed and their new Roku channel over at Gigaom.com. Here’s some of the more interesting parts of the article:
Northland added a Roku channel to its…
Fishers of Men, not Keepers of the Aquarium →
Steven Furtick writes: People ask me all the time how we’ve been able to see so many people come to Christ in five years. Outside of the favor of God, I could give you a lot of specifics. Tell you a…
What is the END GAME of your church work? →
Are you riddling your staff with forms that demonstrate … to the “nth” degree … the hours they log for your church? Are you still thinking that hours logged is better than RESULTS? How are you…
Facebook is Like Jail →
I guess I’ve never really thought about it like this before… but it’s true.
Guy Humor vs. Girl Humor →
There are certain types of humor which do not translate across gender lines at all. things guys think are funny make girls’ eyes roll so hard, they can see their frontal lobe. and things girls find…
Jesus = Short Hair →
I grew up in a church that had a pastor that was enamored with Dr. Jack Hyles. This caused problems for me in college. Somehow, I just couldn’t see beyond sermons like this:
If you…
Last minutes IRS changes to affect all churches →
The 2011 Church & Clergy Tax Guide by nonprofit tax expert, Richard Hammar, J.D., LL.M., CPA, releases today. Included in this annually updated, exhaustive tax guide are all of the…
United Methodist Survey: 1/3 to 1/2 of UM... →
According to M. Garlinda Burton, the top executive of the United Methodist Commission on the status and Role of Women (in the current issue of Church Executive Magazine), the UM church has made some…