Monthly Archives: November 2009

Ministry Ideas: Floresta, Part 1

A recent article from Christianity Today.

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Church Plants and Missions: Replanting a Church, Education, Part 2

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. A replanted church would have regular, repeated courses on parenting … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Education, Part 1

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Scott’s fourth point involves education for discipleship – c. Envision … Continue reading

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Church Plants and Missions: Mistakes to Avoid in Church Planting

I don’t often post videos (other than music), because I don’t have the patience (or time) to listen to a video when I can read so much more in the same time — and there’s so much worthwhile reading out … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Evangelism, Part 2

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. So how do we get our members to evangelize? Well, … Continue reading

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Oh, Elizabeth! This is the big one! I’m coming to see you …

That was one scary football game!! I wasn’t sure my heart would survive it. Thanks to Julio and company for taking Auburn down — eventually — 26-21. Whew!!

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Happy Thanksgiving

I am astonished beyond words (metaphorically speaking, of course) that no one has offered me a punch line on the How to Count Church Attendance Post. I figure everyone’s too busy traveling and cooking turkey. Therefore, I’m going to suspend … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Evangelism, Part 1

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Following a consideration of worship in the replanted church, Scott … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Worship

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. After pointing out the need for a new vision, he … Continue reading

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Pre-Thanksgiving Humor: How to Count Church Attendance

We’re all familiar with the “preacher count” of attendance. At long last, Tall Skinny Kiwi has developed the means to adjust the figures to reality. – 50% if its a Pentecostal worship service because they count the legs and forget … Continue reading

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