Like Moths to a Flame: How We Are Killing the Church

Church Unity for a Socail Media Generation

Quit Griping and Just Worship, Seriously

Cultivate ‘09: The Power (and Responsibility) of Church Communication
This is the third in a series of posts about Cultivate ‘09, a one-day conversation held at Park Community Church in Chicago about church communication.  Born out of conversations among some  respected consultants in this field (Dawn Nicole Baldwin, Tim Schraeder, Kem Meyer, among others), Cultivate was the first of what I hope will be many similar gatherings. In my mind, there is an obvious connection between church unity (my calling) and church communication. Church unity is all about relationships.  Relationships, in turn, are all about communication.  You can do the logic from here. There is an element to church communications which is not s

Coloring God…
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Ephesians 4:11-13 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. I Corinthians 12:7

Cultivate ‘09: Telling God’s Story from One Generation to the Next
This is the second in a series of posts on my impressions from Cultivate ‘09, a church communications conference at Chicago’s Park Community Church. The gathering place for registrants of Cultivate ‘09 was the coffee bar in Park Community Church.  It was where we all relaxed while we waited for the doors to the auditor

Cultivate ‘09: The Church’s Story is in Good Hands
Cultivate ‘09 was a one-day conversation held at Park Community Church in Chicago among a hundred or so creative minds (some of us were less creative than others) about church communication.  Born out of conversations among some highly respected consultants in this field (Dawn Nicole Baldwin, Tim Schraeder, Kem Meyer, among others), Cultivate was the first of what I hope will be many similar gatherings.  This post is the first in a series on my impressions.

There is Nothing Natural About Reconciliation
Tuesday Re-mix – This is a popular post from last year, updated and resubmitted for your consideration and comments. I am pretty sure there is nothing at all natural about confession and forgiveness.  I think that, among the Spiritual ramifications of the fall of man, there is this part of the human condition which makes saying “I’m sorry” and “I forgive you” difficult words for us to form.  It feels almost counter intuitive.  It doesn’t come naturally to anyone.