Some people consider the future based on statistical research. Others look around and listen offering prophetic insights. Will Sampson spent some time with two such people – George Barna and Leonard Sweet. Here is one observation I found striking.
According to Barna, the people who sit in our pews … Continue reading
Read MoreI recently found this blog via another one I read and found a recent post insightful. What do you think? The title of the post, “You Can’t Handle It.”
Don’t we expect polish before service? Not sure it fits the Scripture.… Continue reading
Read MoreToday marks the “2nd Anniversary” for Nathan and Carrie here on The Hill. We looked for leaders with a “heart toward God and a love for people.” God haas knit our hearts together and their value extends beyond the “role” they have in our church. They form a very … Continue reading
Read MoreIn his book, The Continuing Conversion of the Church, Darrell Guder suggests “witness” should be a key image for understanding the mission of the church. He writes,
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If we understand mission as witness and seek to be guided by the biblical language of witness, the missiologically structured … Continue reading
Brian McLaren wrote an article on how efforts to renew the church are often misguided. In the article McLaren quotes the late missiologist Leslie Newbigin.
Lesslie Newbigin often spoke of the greatest heresy of monotheism (in its Jewish, Christian, and Islamic forms): cherishing Clause A of the Abrahamic call … Continue reading
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