Practical tips from Bobby Jamieson at 9Marks which follow prior posts on the subject of making sure groups exist to serve the church and not have the church exist to run groups. 1. Put better content in the programs you’ve got. If you’ve got programs that aren’t going away any time soon, figure out how …
Participating in mgpc’s holiday program for kids it is delightful to see eight teenagers doing a lot of the work involved in making each day’s activities flow. In this post at Catalyst’s blog, Ron Edmonson suggests ten characteristics of a healthy team or organisation: A shared vision is held by all team members. Team members …
So here’s some less irenic criticism of Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus, mentioned in my last post. From a post entitled: Lame Poetry, False Dichotomies, and Bad Theology, by Jonathan D. Fitzgerald: He [performer Jefferson Bethke] begins by suggesting that Jesus came to abolish religion, a popular claim among evangelicals, particularly those of …
Bobby Jamieson continues to examine how programs can be a productive part of a church’s plan for effective discipling and outreach. Programs and groups that don’t grow Christian life but simply consume people’s time and energy can’t be sustained. They’re the living dead and need to be either put out of their misery or resuscitated. …
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