Can you be Christian outside the church?
Can you be a Christian outside of the church? Depending on how you hear that question, two different things might be arising to your mind….
church
the limitations of congregations
The following is something that Taylor Burton-Edwards presented at our School For Ministry here in Iowa this spring, and I was reminded of it again through a…
What if we put the church last?
Last summer, when we went on vacation with my husband’s side of the family we all were packed into two different vehicles on the way…
Reading the Church into the individual
Lately I have begun approaching scripture with a whole new set of eyes. As I think about what it means to be the pastor of…
dipping the toes in
I can’t believe how fast the last month has gone. Our mission trip was AMAZING (see my sermon blog for video/pictures). I’ve had some really…
church growth
#6) I have never been a fan of the church growth movement. While I went to a large church in high school – and served…
facebook ministry
7) outreach and ministry through facebook (prayers in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy in our county). Nearly two weeks ago, we had a tragic…
Link to a United Methodeviations post
Dan Dick makes a distinction between what he sees as mainline emergent and the roots of the emergent conversation and people out there who are…