The Stickiness of Experience
“So he [Jesus] got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the…
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Grouping With Digital Natives
by Zach Below A few nights ago, my wife and I were reminiscing on our first year in youth ministry. It felt like the world back in 2003 was light-years…
Listen . . . For Heaven’s Sake!
by Doug Pollock Several years ago, I was invited to speak at one of the largest churches in Colorado. After flying into Denver, I was shuttled over to my rental…
The Lecture Is Over
by Rick Chromey It’s time to preach a hard truth. It’s becoming clear that the lecture is dying as an effective communication strategy in today’s postmodern cyber culture.1 No, it’s…
‘I’m Not Being Fed at This Church’
by Thom Schultz “I don’t feel we’re being fed at this church,” Bill admitted. He’s thinking about switching to another church–where he can be “fed.” What does Bill mean? It…
Are We Circling the Wagons?
by Craig Cable I once took a call from a church elder who was inquiring about a documentary that Group produced called When God Left the Building. It’s wasn’t uncommon…
Bible-Centered…Or Jesus-Centered?
by Thom Schultz The man caught me after a screening of our documentary film, When God Left the Building. He wanted to talk about the “real reason” the American church…
The Millennial Exodus: How We Created It
by Rick Chromey Some of you won’t like what I’m about to write, but I need to point out something that’s bugged me for decades. Perhaps it’s the reason the…
Seeing Change Differently
by Joani Schultz Change is scary. What’s happening to the church as we know it makes a lot of us nervous. Even downright fearful. All this change reminds me of…
Play Ball, Church!
by Rick Chromey I love baseball. It’s truly a beautiful, unique game. Baseball is influenced by its past but not dictated by it. Like Christianity, baseball is Trinitarian. Three strikes. …
