Branding the church

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” From The Pastor's Buzz: Market church as brand of Christ: A key aspect of contemporary marketing is something called "branding."

Third Place Toronto

Ever since I met these guys, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of third place ministries. Pernell says: The idea is that people need three spaces: a place where they live, a

A quivering mass of availability

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Will Willimon writes in Pastor: The pastor is [often] reduced to the level of the soother of anxieties brought on by the dilemmas of

Ordained to give itself away

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” The Church is the only institution which, without irresponsibility, can expend all its resources on great and lavish outbursts of compassion. It is ordained