Preaching that we are part of this story
One of the great responsibilities of a preacher is to help congregations…catch a glimpse of what an adventure it is in our little times and little places, to be part of this
Pastors complaining about congregations
From Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together:
A pastor should not complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in
The Blogging Church
Just saw an ad for this book:
“Brian Bailey makes two things crystal clear in this book: if you’ve got a church, then you need to spread your story. And if you
Bird brain
At the gym where I work out, there’s a red cardinal on the other side of the glass by the treadmills and elliptical machines. It’s been there for days, and it
What can we give to people?
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
Brad Hightower asks if we're offering people the church or the kingdom:
What the church offers is programs and teaching. In other