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You Lost Me – Latest Church Research from Barna Group
People are calling it “The Great Departure” – Christian young people leaving the church. Close to 60 percent of young people who went to church as teens drop out after high school. Now the bestselling author of unChristian trains his researcher’s eye on these young believers. Where David Kinnaman‘s first book unChristian showed the world what outsiders aged 16-29 think […]
The Future of the American Church
The Future of the American Church (1) 11JANby Chaplain Mike Lee Adams is a regular reader and commenter here on Internet Monk. He blogs at Homilies, Prayers, and Bread for the Journey, and has recently done a series on the future of the American church. I asked Lee if we could share his articles here on IM, and […]
Communion for shut-ins
COMMUNION FOR THOSE CONFINED TO HOME Scripture: Jesus says ¢â‚¬ËœCome to me all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me: for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls ¢â‚¬â„¢ (Matthew 11:28, […]
Worship and Community
Worship and Community I am exploring why I struggle with so much Christian worship. I find many services I attend boring, even offensive. I often struggle to lead worship. How does one lead worship speaking to a God in whom one does not believe? How does one relate to a worship community, and find meaning, […]
Christian Leadership
(how well do we do this?) ‘What you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well’ (2 Timothy 2:2) ‘What we have heard and known for ourselves must not be withheld from our descendants, but be handed on by us to the […]
American Baptists (Martin Marty)
Sightings 10/24/2011 American Baptists — Martin E. Marty Baptists and Mormons are running ahead of Catholics in media coverage on the current ¢â‚¬Å“public religion ¢â‚¬ front. Many of the members of all three faith groups chafe when they hear their movements denominated ¢â‚¬Å“denominations. ¢â‚¬ Catholics chide scholars and reporters: ¢â‚¬Å“We are not a denomination. We are a church, ¢â‚¬ […]
Derek Tidball: Preacher, keep yourself from idols (IVP 2011)
For the last half-century every decade has witnessed the publication of a landmark book on the art of preaching. From memory, roughly in chronological order: W E Sangster ¢â‚¬â„¢s The Craft of the Sermon; James Stewart ¢â‚¬â„¢s Heralds of God (he was selected by Preaching Magazine as the 20th century ¢â‚¬â„¢s greatest English-language preacher), John Stott ¢â‚¬â„¢s I Believe in Preaching, John Claypool ¢â‚¬â„¢s The Preaching Event (he ¢â‚¬â„¢s the […]
Community Gardens: A Great Idea for Churches!
Sightings 10/6/2011 Eschatology and Community Gardens — Colin Bossen As the economy stagnates and concern about sustainable agriculture grows community gardens are on the increase across the United States. In many places congregations are starting them as sites for building community, creating a more ecologically sustainable world and providing the marginalized with an important healthy food […]
World Christianity: update
ON 06 OCT 2011 ¢â‚¬Å“The story of Christianity as a worldwide faith is being written before our eyes, ¢â‚¬ declared Dr Dana Robert of Boston University School of Theology as she addressed a group of world church leaders on the fundamental realignment of Christian faith communities around the globe. ¢â‚¬Å“Christianity has undergone one of the greatest […]
Expose on Cult Leader Failed to Expose
September 19, 2011 When Channel Seven’s “Sunday Night” host Chris Bath introduced last Sunday’s opening segment on a cult leader claiming to be Jesus Christ, my expectations soared when she said this special investigation had been eight months in the making, and would be presented in no fewer than three parts. Wow, I thought. Eight […]
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