Every so often, someone will ask me, “How many members do you all have over there at Good Shepherd?” The truth is, I don’t know. That’s because membership is an inaccurate measure of church health. The typical church in United Methodism, for example, has about three times the number of members as it has in Read the full article…
In spite of his shocking loss at the French Open on Sunday, Rafael Nadal has taught me something about ministry. I’m not even a great fan, but I’ve learned something nonetheless. It’s this. Early in a match — especially on clay — Nadal will extend a point he could win earlier. In other words, he Read the full article…
For each of our Sunday series, we put out a roadside banner with the series title, dates, and visuals. They have proven effective at drawing people into the church. For unChristian, our banner looks something like the graphic to the left. And on Sunday night, someone stole it. First time ever. Which brings up all Read the full article…
I was so proud of Angela Hynds, Chris Macedo, and John Pavlovitz as they led into yesterday’s sermon with a haunting version of DC Talk’s “What If I Stumble?” Enjoy: It was an ideal segue into the first message of unChristian — a talk which confessed that we 21st Century Christians are famous for what Read the full article…
I get excited about every series we do. Some more than others, I must admit. unChristian is one of those. It’s based on the provocative book of the same name. We’ll spend the next several weeks taking a close look at the image problem that Christianity and Christians have with new generations of Americans. They Read the full article…
