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The Church You Know

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” TheChurchYouKnow.com is poking fun at the silly ways we try to be the church, but for a purpose: We intend to stimulate, to

A thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God

Mark D. Roberts on what the church is supposed to be: The Christian ekklesia was meant to be an alternative society, a thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God. So, for example, in

2,000th post: Sympathy for church leavers

I’ve been thinking recently about church leavers. A few years ago, I came to understand why some have left the church. As Reggie McNeal says, some leave not to abandon their faith,

Gone for a day

It’s been quite a year so far. It’s been good – my thesis is mostly done, we’re tackling some challenges (long overdue) in ministry, I work with a great team – but

Dallas Willard: Don’t make outreach a primary goal

Common wisdom says that inwardly focused churches need to focus on outreach in order to change. Dallas Willard challenges this wisdom in Renovation of the Heart: It is, I gently suggest, a serious