People Need to Be Involved from Out of the Culture on Vimeo. Notes: Part of what makes church messy if you’re seeing church raised up out of the culture is that people who are not sure what they believe are coming and seeking and wanting to get involved. Involvement is in fact one of the […]
Why are so many senior church leaders having problems with 20something staff members? I’ve talked with several pastors and staff members of late who find the working arrangement challenging at best, maddening at worst. Common complaints among the older folk include pride (they feel like they know how to do things better than everyone else), they […]
Messy Church from Out of the Culture on Vimeo. Notes: We have a certain view of church that certain people sit in certain seats every week and they behave a certain way. We’re not willing for it to get messy… for there to be a blurring of where attenders are really at, so that we might […]
Let Us Pray, Drum and YouTube by James Emery White (July 2009) “Let us pray, drum and YouTube.” So went the recent headline in the London Telegraph. According to Religious Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Wynne-Jones, “Christian services that feature DJs, songs by the Irish band U2 and prayers for the chief executives of Google […]
If you’re friends aren’t becoming the church, somethings wrong from Out of the Culture on Vimeo. Notes: If our friends are not becoming the church then there is something wrong (especially for Christian leaders). There is either something wrong with the way we are following Christ or there is something wrong with how we’re doing […]
“How did Barnes and Noble fall so far so fast?” This was the question asked by James B. Stewart of the Wall Street Journal as the giant bookstore chain put itself up for sale this month. Simple answer? The internet. More to the point, the internet of amazon.com, kindle, the iPad, e-readers and digital books. […]
What is Out of the Culture? from Out of the Culture on Vimeo. Notes: The western Church is continuing to lose ground in terms of the culture becoming the church. The average person in our culture doesn’t see that the message of Jesus is exactly what they’re seeking because there’s so much misconception on what it […]
The Arts Roundtable: Five ministry leaders get together to discuss the highs and lows of leading an arts ministry Participants: Brian Petak, Fellowship Bible Church, Brentwood, Tennessee Butch Whitmire, Granger Community Church, Granger, Indiana Manuel Luz, Oak Hills Church, Folsom, California Amy Anderson, Eagle Brook Church, White Bear Lake, Minnesota Stan Durham, Fellowship of the […]
The Arts Roundtable: Five ministry leaders get together to discuss the highs and lows of leading an arts ministry Participants: Brian Petak, Fellowship Bible Church, Brentwood, Tennessee Butch Whitmire, Granger Community Church, Granger, Indiana Manuel Luz, Oak Hills Church, Folsom, California Amy Anderson, Eagle Brook Church, White Bear Lake, Minnesota Stan Durham, Fellowship of the […]
The Arts Roundtable: Five ministry leaders get together to discuss the highs and lows of leading an arts ministry Participants: Brian Petak, Fellowship Bible Church, Brentwood, Tennessee Butch Whitmire, Granger Community Church, Granger, Indiana Manuel Luz, Oak Hills Church, Folsom, California Amy Anderson, Eagle Brook Church, White Bear Lake, Minnesota Stan Durham, Fellowship of the […]
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