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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
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
Posted in Church Finances and Business, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church Finances, Mark Driscoll
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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
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
Posted in Church Finances and Business, Uncategorized
Tagged All, Church Finances, Mark Driscoll, ministry funding
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The Future of the Progressive Churches of Christ: Shrinking Congregations, Part 1
It’s been an interesting week. I spent Tuesday meeting with Todd Deaver, Phil Sanders, and Greg Tidwell planning our GraceConversation dialogue. Toward the end of our meeting, Greg described how many Churches of Christ that have added an instrumental service … Continue reading
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
Posted in Church Finances and Business, Uncategorized
Tagged Acts 29 Network, All, Church Finances, finances, giving, Mark Driscoll, Mars Hill, ministry, money, simple church
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Instrumental Music: A Question About Transitions
In a recent Christian Chronicle article, it was noted that Churches of Christ in the United States had elected to omit 21 congregations that have added an instrumental worship service, but several other congregations with instrumental services had been included … Continue reading
Announcing GraceConversation.com
I’m beat. I just drove to Nashville and back today — nearly 4 hours each way — to meet with Todd Deaver, Phil Sanders, and Greg Tidwell to plan an online conversation about grace. It’ll take place at graceconversation.com starting … Continue reading
An Email About Grace and Divorce (Help from the Readers Needed)
I get emails. This is from a divorced and remarried couple who are being treated as second-class Christians in their home church. Hi We attend a [conservative, non-Church of Christ] church. My husband and I have been married for 27 … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce and Remarriage, Uncategorized
Tagged All, David Instone-Brewer, divorce, Grace, husband of one wife, MDR, remarriage
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How to Argue Like a Christian: Answering
Now, the second-most common problem I observe in Christian discussion groups is the failure of one side to finish the conversation. For me, the common pattern is: a conservative Christian announces that progressives have no well-defined theology of when someone … Continue reading
