We had an interesting conversation that touched on this over lunch…. I’ll just posit the question and see what comes up.
Why does a church need a blog?
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We had an interesting conversation that touched on this over lunch…. I’ll just posit the question and see what comes up.
Why does a church need a blog?
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OK - I’m hoping we never have any ads like this:
(And you thought I dressed bad! My 2 year-old grandson communicates better than this.) And yes, this is a real church.
Bob
Fides Quaerens Intellectum
Finally, a church that knows how to do it Burger-King style for our culture that increasingly demands to have it your way.
’By availing yourself of the options listed above, you can actually create the worship experience of your choice, thus ensuring that you will “get something out of the service.” That, of course, is the primary purpose of worship, and we do hope to make that possible for everyone.’
continue reading »Bill Hybel’s Willow Creek Church, the poster-child for program-driven, seeker-sensitive megachurches has apparently come to the realization that it’s not working.
Having spent thirty years creating and promoting a multi-million dollar organization driven by programs and measuring participation, and convincing other church leaders to do the same, you can see why Hybels called this research “the wake up call” of his adult life.
continue reading »I found a link on the Monergism web site to this paper on the God-Driven Church by Dr. Steven Lawson. Good stuff in contrast to the purpose-driven church.
“Man can build a booming church, but only God can build a biblical church.”
Bob
Fi
Dan Wallace provides 6 characteristics that he believes defines the ideal church.
First, the universal church today should be united in what it believes when it comes to the essentials of the faith. (Many churches confess the Nicene Creed, and I think that that’s a wonderful place to start. Both the Orthodox and Catholics confess it regularly. Protestant churches, only rarely. Perhaps if it were confessed in Protestant churches more often, there would be a better sense of what unites us all.)
continue reading »(Part 3 further exploring the wonderful metaphor of BallRoom Dancing, this time focusing on the relationship between a Christian and the church …)
Part 1 (I’m only the frame; she is the picture): http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/bob_pratico/2006/11/25/im_only_the_frame_she_is_is_the_picture
Part 2 (two-in-one with unity & diversity): http://sojournhuntsville.org/blogs/bob_pratico/2006/11/25/two_in_one_with_unity_diversity
By definition, in BallRoom dancing, the desired change to become a better and more proficient dancer happens only in partnership. It can never happen individually by oneself. Change occurs in the “community” between the two partners. While there is obvious application here to the connection and growth of husband & wife together, there is another comparison I want to explore.
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