Category Archives: Thought Questions

Brian Dodd, a leadership consultant, offers a list of 17 signs of a fast-growing church. Among them — 1. Fast Growing Churches Are Unashamed To Preach Jesus – It is a common misconception that large churches water down the gospel. … Continue reading →

Click over to David Brooks’ article “Tree of Failure” and then come back a let me know what you think. Here’s an excerpt — Every sensible person involved in politics and public life knows that their work is laced with … Continue reading →

It happened in Bartow County, Georgia. Watch all three videos. It takes about 20 minutes. It will be well worth your time. Can revival happen? What’s necessary for it to happen? Would your preacher be willing to show these videos … Continue reading →

Marvelous quote from Brandon O’Brien at Christianity Today‘s Out of Ur blog — Over time, the experts have done for church what postcards and PBS specials have done for the Grand Canyon: they’ve made it difficult for us to appreciate … Continue reading →

George Barna, prominent pollster focusing on evangelical issues, has identified these six “megathemes” of change in contemporary Christian life in the US — 1. The Christian Church is becoming less theologically literate. 2. Christians are becoming more ingrown and less … Continue reading →

My congregation has decide to join. work in cooperation with, and help pay for the support of Love INC. From their website — Love In the Name of Christ is a proven model that networks local church ministries and church … Continue reading →

From a post by Philip Nation regarding worship leaders — 1. Just sing the song. 2. We don’t sing La-La-La 3. Open your eyes. 4. Stop singing in the key of “Tomlin.” 5. We only know 4/4 time. 6. Plan … Continue reading →

From Monday Morning Insight — Senator Chuck Grassley’s efforts to hold a group of televangelists accountable has decided that there would be no penalties for the group of preachers, saying that they were unable to make any conclusions about whether … Continue reading →

From Monday Morning Insight, Steve Stone from Heartsong Church in Cordova, TN is under fire.  You see, he recently invited a local muslim congregation to use their sanctuary as a makeshift mosque during Ramadan while their new Islamic Center was … Continue reading →

From Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. The speaker is 9. (Thanks to The Christian Chronicle.) From Salem Lutheran Church. The speaker is 11. (Thanks to The Resurgence.) What can I say? I’m impressed. I couldn’t have done that at their … Continue reading →