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Monthly Archives: March 2009
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One In Jesus had 16,500 hits in December, which was a good month — but the site had 39,640 hits in March — up nearly 250%. Oh, wow!
How to Argue Like a Christian: The Last-Verse-Read Argument
Perhaps the biggest failing of believers of all kinds is our persistent use of the last-verse-read argument. For example, in the Churches of Christ, we deny once saved, always saved (the perserverance of the saints), as we are Arminian in … Continue reading
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Tagged arminianism, calvinism, Church of Christ Links, Uncategorized
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 4 (Community)
Alan Rouse noted in an earlier comment that congregations won’t lose members if the congregation is a genuine community. I agree. Community is a critically important part of the Kingdom. I’d just want to emphasize that the way we do … Continue reading
Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 5
Here are Driscoll’s final 5 suggestions for maintaining morale and momentum in lean economic times – 5. Budgeting Eat what you kill and have a monthly and quarterly budget that you watch so you do not get too far behind. … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 3 (Preaching Hebrews)
So what does yesterday’s post have to do with shrinking congregations? Well, not as much as my conservative friends might think, but it does matter a lot. Churches that forget to get around to teaching the boundaries of grace will … Continue reading
Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 4
Driscoll continues the series with 9 suggestions for keeping staff morale up and church momentum going in lean times. Here are the first four – 1. Morale The big dissatisfiers of staff are pay (including benefits) and policy, so the … Continue reading
The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 2 (Boundaries)
My Tuesday conversation with Greg Tidwell and Phil Sanders was illuminating in lots of ways. It certainly confirmed the rightness of the decision to meet. I had asked that we find a time to meet face to face before beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Abilene Christian University, Baptism, Church of Christ Links, Grace, Libscomb, Pepperdine, Uncategorized
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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 3
Continuing the series based on Mark Driscoll’s suggestions for coping with the recession – 7. Real Estate This is the time for multi-campus churches to pursue real estate from dying and struggling churches that are facing an uncertain future and … Continue reading
Amazing Grace: Can the Reader be Restored?
I get emails – Jay, I’ve been reading The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace online, and based on what the bible says and your interpretation of what the Hebrews passages say about a christian losing their salvation, I am pretty … Continue reading
