From a backlog of posts I’ve been meaning to link to: 41 questions to ask a church, before you become its pastor.
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questions to help you understand a bible passage
A short series of questions to help you understand a bible passage.
some course materials I’m working on
A sign of how quickly technology moves, and how slowly courses can sometimes be updated, the topic that I have been writing for this soon-to-be-launched course all about how Christians can use technology in their ministry is an update to “how to save time by using a dictaphone”. Does anyone know if voice-recognition software is …
making Catholics feel welcome in a Protestant church
A list of ideas that will help Catholics feel welcome in your Protestant church.
working too hard as a Christian?
[justin taylor] Figuring out the balance between “slacking off” and “workaholism” is one of my biggest ongoing challenges. If you’re in a similar position this brief reflection from Tim Keller on his experience with Ministry Workaholism might be helpful. Keller speaks as one who continues this struggle, a refreshing change from those whose encouragement to …
What to do when the sermon is really that bad?
What to do when the sermon is really that bad? I remember once I was in a church and when the preacher got up I automatically switched off. Why? Because I knew he wasn’t that great. But the Lord ministered to me and rebuked me for not being humble. Anyway I pulled out a pen …
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suddenly 30
A Christian friend has a birthday coming up, and will soon find herself at that age where you are defined as old by the young, and young by the old – thirty. Her reflections on her life so far, and what opportunities might be coming up are thoughtful, and worth spending some time reading, if …
Is it too late to tell people about Jesus?
You may have already seen this over at Steve Kryger’s blog, but I’m going in a slightly different direction with it, so bear with me here. Popular (Sydney) marketing blog mUmBRELLA yesterday featured a post on the upcoming Jesus all About life campaign. This is an ad campaign where a variety of Sydney churches have …
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using twitter at church
Karen linked, on twitter, to this NYT article – Lead Us to Tweet, and Forgive the Trespassers and thought I might be interested. The article poses the question “How can social media tools like twitter impact religious ceremonies for the better?” Various Christians have weighed in on this debate. One somewhat famous pastor has signed …
An Unprecedented Public Apology
What can a pastor say after having an affair, to make things right? Probably nothing. But what should he say? Perhaps something like this.