Why revitalization is not the answer
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
In his new book A Second Resurrection, author and consultant Bill Easum says we may need to rethink our attempts to revitalize churches, because
What You Can Learn from Calvin and Hobbes about the Message and the Medium
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
Some things can't be reduced to bumper stickers and slogans:
If the subtle message of Calvin and Hobbes doesn't fit
The Beloit College Mindset list
Beloit College has just released its annual list describing the mindset of students about to enter college, most of whom were born in 1989.
Each August for the past decade, as faculty prepare
Good homiletics does not always lead to good preaching
in his excellent book Preaching for Revitalization, Michael F. Ross describes a shift in literature on preaching. Prior to the twentieth century, books did not indicate that preaching was in decline or a
I am a closet liturgist
This morning we attended St. Paul’s Anglican Church in downtown Toronto. We picked the 9:30 family service, which is held in a corner of the huge sanctuary and feels surprisingly intimate.