A useful observation from Brian Croft that may not appeal to the ‘all of life is worship except for two hours on Sunday Morning/gathered Church as TAFE equivalent/gathered church is aimed at unbelievers’ folk, but makes sense to me. The public gatherings of the church serve so many roles. First and foremost, it is to …
Helpful thoughts from David Hampton as he explains the background to the current arc of Services at Christ Community Church, Franklin, Tennessee, USA. I was having a conversation with a friend today who pointed out that Jesus never led with the punch line. He always carefully and thoughtfully drew his listeners in with the art …
Trevin Wax nails me to the wall with 11 pertinent questions that every pastor, church leader (and Christian) should engage with. For me question 8 hit home particularly. About Preaching 1. How can I show the congregation how this passage / topic fits into the grand narrative of Scripture? This question reminds me to connect …
Bob Kauflin kindly took the time to respond to my post this morning. Gary, thanks for these thoughts. I realized after I read them that I wasn’t clear enough in my original post. I edited my post in a way that I hope will clarify where I’m coming from. I completely agree that we want …
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