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Mark Driscoll on Legalism and Anti-legalism

For discussion and reflection

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Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Having Babies for Jesus

Marriage is a sacrament, as marriage is a covenant with God that brings a bit of heaven to earth as we restore men and women toward Eden. But there’s more. You see, sex not only brings a bit of God’s … Continue reading

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Sex, the Church, and Miss California: Hyper-romantic Notions of Sexuality

To try to get a sense of what David Fitch is saying in his article, I figure I should sort through the summary points he makes at the end — I believe we need to become the kind of community … Continue reading

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Missional Living

I’ve got this weird attitude toward Mark Driscoll and his Mars Hill church in Seattle. I can’t help but admire the guy’s work and much of his writing. But his neo-Calvinism bothers me (the Calvinism part, not the neo-), and … Continue reading

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Mark Driscoll on Jehovah’s Witnesses and Evangelism

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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

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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

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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

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 2

The next 3 points from Mark Driscoll’s advice on coping with the recession — 4. Fairness When financial cuts need to be made, don’t subscribe to fairness and make cuts across the board and across all ministries and staff members. … Continue reading

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Dealing with Tough Financial Times: Money, Morale & Momentum, Part 1

My congregation’s giving is under budget. Tuscaloosa is actually much better off than many communities. I imagine there are many churches in near-desperate circumstances. And so I thought I’d share some financial advice from Mark Driscoll, at Seattle’s Mars Hill … Continue reading

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