As I was sitting on the chancel at church this morning, I looked out into the congregation. The crowds were a bit thinner than usual, because many of the women were at a retreat. The average worship attendance is anywhere between 70-90 these days, which is pretty good. But then again, those 70-90 folks seem... Continue Reading →
Where Did All the People Go?
As I was sitting on the chancel at church this morning, I looked out into the congregation. The crowds were a bit thinner than usual, because many of the women were at a retreat. The average worship attendance is anywhere between 70-90 these days, which is pretty good. But then again, those 70-90 folks seem... Continue Reading →
Where Did All the People Go?
As I was sitting on the chancel at church this morning, I looked out into the congregation. The crowds were a bit thinner than usual, because many of the women were at a retreat. The average worship attendance is anywhere between 70-90 these days, which is pretty good. But then again, those 70-90 folks seem... Continue Reading →
Repost: Acting, Aspergers and Sundays
From November of 2010: Gavin Bollard has a good blog post on how persons with Aspergers tend to be actors: I think that aspies tend to be good at acting because they spend so much of their daily lives acting - and from a very early age. For example, it's true that aspies often... Continue Reading →
Repost: Acting, Aspergers and Sundays
From November of 2010: Gavin Bollard has a good blog post on how persons with Aspergers tend to be actors: I think that aspies tend to be good at acting because they spend so much of their daily lives acting - and from a very early age. For example, it's true that aspies often... Continue Reading →
The Ten Commandments and the Mainline Church
I have to give the children's sermon this coming Sunday and in preparation I decided to read some commentary on the Hebrew Scripture lectionary text. It just so happens that we are reading the Ten Commandments, and I came upon this article by Amy Erickson of the Illif School of Theology: If I may be... Continue Reading →
Sex vs. Poverty
Via Michael Kruse, a Presbyterian pastor believes the biblical call to care for the poor doesn't have to mean increased government spending: Yes, I know that the Bible does teach us to care for the poor, and I accept that, in principle, just as my colleagues accept fidelity and (to some extent) chastity – in... Continue Reading →
Churches Need to Find a Friend in Failure
Never truer words: Congregations need to get comfortable with failure. Any group of people who claim to follow an executed messiah shouldn’t be so squeamish about failing. The whole point of Easter is that God can tease life from the clutches of death. You should expect to make decisions that don’t pan out the way... Continue Reading →
Testing Out WordPress
So, I need your help with a bit of a dilemma. I've been blogging for about nine years, and for most of that time, I've used Blogger. It was one of the early blogging platforms and is easy to use. However, over the past few years, I've also started using WordPress, not just to blog,... Continue Reading →
Repost: The Social Network
From February of this year. I'd love to find out what other people think about this. Via Scott McKnight, I came upon this blog post by Richard Beck about how Facebook is killing the church. Yes, you heard me: Facebook is killing the church. The difference between Generations X and Y isn't in their views... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 