Last Saturday a sobbing, middle aged lady showed up at our door. She was frightened, cold, and painfully hunched over a cane she had used to hobble the three hundred yards to our home. In the four years I’ve lived here we’d never met. Once we got her warmed up she regained her composure and [...]
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Twitterpated
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, Authentage, clarity, communication, community, community needs, Connecting, connection, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Purpose, trust on December 15, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Into This New World
Posted in Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, Authentage, communication, community, Connecting, connection, Empowering Leadership, Evolving Culture, Faith, Hope, Leadership, legitimacy, Purpose, Relevant Ministry, Valuable life goal, vision on October 14, 2009 | 9 Comments »
The progressives of today’s Church feel compelled to speak the Gospel into our current environment (and the world of our children) and are striving to adapt. The more careful members of the Church see this environment as a threat to their lifestyle and spiritual walk and are determined to live as a “separate people.” The resulting polarization [...]
The Reason For God
Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged Authentage, Authentic, clarity, creative spirit, Evolving Culture, Faith, Hope, Relevant Ministry on February 23, 2009 | 12 Comments »
I’ve always tried to avoid trite Christian sayings like, “Christians aren’t perfect…just forgiven” or, “Be ye fishers of men. You catch ‘em; He’ll clean ‘em.” Yet after 30 years of walking with Christ, I still struggle to explain the all encompassing impact of the Christian life. Of course we know the Lord delights in a [...]
The Loudest Is Weakest
Posted in Evolving Culture, Relevant Ministry, tagged alignment, Authentage, Authentic, building momentum, clarity, communication, community, community needs, Connecting, connection, Consumerism, Evolving Culture, missional, Purpose, Relevant Ministry on January 23, 2009 | 7 Comments »
“The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room.” Wow! That’s a provocative line from a marketing blog called “Brand Autopsy.” Here are some more noteworthy thoughts from them about real strength: It’s so applicable to marketing that the loudest advertiser in the room probably has the weakest product in the room. [...]
Stalled And Dissatisfied
Posted in Relevant Ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, tagged connection, Incarnational ministry, Three Relevant Ministry Responses, Consumerism, Missional Ministry, Christ-Centered Growth, Willow Creek, Bill Hybels, Seeker-Sensitive Model, Creating a Covenant Community, Dissatisfaction, Self-Feeders, Authentage, ADHD Christians, Realness, Roots on May 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The most influential church in America, Willow Creek, is learning a sustainable ministry requires more than a “Seeker-Sensitive” model. The next few weeks I’ll explore what Willow and other ministry thought leaders are discovering. It’s apparent three “Relevant Ministry Responses” are emerging as vital for sustainable ministry in this “Digital Age”. The three are: 1) [...]
This Generation Loves “Authentage” (Authentic + Vintage)
Posted in Evolving Culture, Intentional Facilities, Relevant Ministry, tagged Architecture, Authentage, Authenticity, church buildings, Collegiate Ministry, Contemporary, Cornerstone Knowledge Network, Roots, Seeker-Sensitive Model, third place, Traditional, Unchurched, Vintage on May 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
A few months ago our Cornerstone Knowledge Network (CKN) team shared the results of our landmark research effort that has had the blogosphere absolutely buzzing. If you google “the unchurched prefer cathedrals” you’ll get 6-1/2 pages of articles discussing it…WOW! We never would have dreamed of such a response. In case you haven’t read the [...]
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