Category Archives: Thought Questions

Challenging post from Jason Micheli at Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed blog. I’m still hiatusing (not a real word, but it should be). Here’s a key quote, but do take the time to read the whole thing. Several years ago the church … Continue reading →

I’m a big Thom Rainer fan. Thom has written numerous books on church leadership as well as regularly posting thoughtful articles at his blog. Several days ago, he posted a list of five ways to respond to criticism — Overall … Continue reading →

Here’s a fascinating article about a Methodist congregation in a town of 23,000 that has made some changes and, as a result, experienced dramatic growth. Their worship attendance has doubled from 300 to over 600. Here’s what they credit their … Continue reading →

Take a moment to read this June 9, 2013 story from the Daily Record newspaper, published in Scotland. And then read this view of the events reported in the Brotherhood News, an electronic news service associated with the more conservative Churches … Continue reading →

This video has had over 17 million views! Several bloggers have already reviewed it, some with positive comments and some with negative. Let’s look at it another way. As Christians and leaders in congregations, what can we learn from this … Continue reading →

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Margaret Wente writes at the Globe and Mail, You can tell a lot … Continue reading →

From Roger E. Olson — My experience over at least 40 years of paying attention to evangelicalism is that MOST Churches of Christ/Independent Christian Church people and churches DO NOT want to be included among the American evangelical movement.  For … Continue reading →