Do Pastors Wear to Many Hats to Please Customers?
Concerning the following excerpt, may I just say, “Hallelujah!”
We measure the value of our Pastor on whether they can keep us awake for an hour on Sunday morning. We have put this enormous pressure on their shoulders to entertain us. That’s why you see so many churches switching to the video and media format. Churches are being driven by the pursuit of technology in order to retain their customers. That’s not a typo.
I suggest that you read the original post - So You Don’t Want to Go to Church Anymore - in its entirety @ Rechurched.
The Best Ever Animated GIF
This is pure awesomeness: the best ever animated gif.
Signs of the Missing Tribe
Tribe has been silent for nearly a month. There are a few equally important reasons for the dead air:
1. I needed to step back just to get a grip on the excessively polemical direction I was regularly trekking. It’s so very easy to fall into the routine of graceless disagreeing. I don’t want to fall into/live in that pit.
2. I needed to focus on my real-time responsibilities. My family and my ministry require more of me every day.
3. I simply needed a break from the whole “blogging” thing … It honestly became more of a chore than it was fun or edifying.
So, I took an extended break. I am preparing to return to regular posting soon. Much - if not all - of this future posting will be focused upon church planting, leadership, and all that I have been learning as our ministry steadily grows. I have so much to share and say about life, leadership, and church planting. Some of this will be good; some of it bad. When one plants a church, lessons are learned the easy way and the hard way, regardless of the preperation and/or approach. The point is to learn something, and I sure have been learning some things - so many things.
New Blog Design with 100% more Monk
I used my free time on my days off to re-skin my blog. Notes: 1. For this theme, I quit IE6. I don’t care about IE6. 2. I’m not finished. I’ll be tweaking the design as time goes on, and permits. 3. This design comes with 100% more monk. He’ll spit out wise sayings, for your consumption. So, say hello to Monk.
Lancaster City Block Party
Why have I been so busy lately? Planting a church takes a lot of time and energy. We just threw our first annual block party in the city. See a post re: it by Steven.
As Time Permits
I’ve been crazy busy; I’ll return as time permits. Stay tuned!
IMG Gets a Brand New Website (It Takes a Village to Plant a Church)!
Our church plant has a brand new website. It just launched this morning. Justin Carroll, our IMG art director is flat-out awesome at what he does. We are so thankful that he and his wife (Desiree) are part of this ministry. Thanks for sharing your time, treasure, and gifts you guys!
See it and link it after the jump! Read More »
Is Postmodern Guy Detrimental to Healthy Personal Development?
The follow-up post regarding the Emergent Roadshow is in the works. The later part of my week is slow blogging, because I turn my complete attention towards my ministry responsibilities for the coming Sunday. So, the follow-up is coming, but it’ll have to wait ’till Monday afternoon. ‘Till then, read the article Brian Ross (one of my Atlantic Conference Church planting coaches) published at Ginkworld. Read More »
A Pastor’s Kid Defined
The above snapshot was snapped right after our Sunday morning service, at our spot in Lancaster City.
Creed or Chaos by Dorothy L. Sayers
I’m still paging through Creed or Chaos (1948) when free time presents itself. Sayers has left us with an incredible little treatise on the importance of Christian doctrine. Here’s just one of many thought provoking excerpts: Read More »
