Church

The Church

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Tim Stafford with an honest and challenging article on why the church is still important, even though it is imperfect and frustrating at times:

Jesus: model for missional ministry

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Of all the models for missional ministry, Jesus is the best. He literally set the standard. The model is astounding. He laid aside his

Under new management, sort of

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” Happy New Year! Yes, some activity here. New Year's is as good a time as any to put a bit of work

View from the outside

A reporter visits a megachurch and reports on the experience: I tell Pastor Tim that, while my experience has been pleasant, I still have reservations about the evangelical movement in general. To me

The Emergent Matrix

From Christian Century: I left the convention cautiously hopeful. I am attracted to the pragmatic ecumenism of Emergent, whose goal is not to create a unified structure at the top but to recognize