The privilege of inviting
May 7, 2013
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by George Clifford Roughly four decades ago, I did something that I had never done before or again. I conducted an altar call, i.e., invited
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Traditional churches and non-traditional worship
April 20, 2013
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Here’s my advice to every church: be who you are. Do what you do well – and do it over and over. If you want to innovate, do so within the bounds of your culture.
VTS risking to reach out
April 12, 2013
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Tomorrow, the campus of the Virginia Theological Seminary will host over 1,600 people who will come to play quiddich and listen to a Christian rock concert,
Are current church-goers scaring others away?
April 1, 2013
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I gave a talk on the apparent death of Christian England in the glorious medieval church at Evesham, and when I said that it was impossible to go back to the 50s or 60s, someone angry in the audience wanted to know why time travel wouldn’t work. That was what he thought the church should do, and must do if it was to get back to health.
Bring your cell phone to church
March 8, 2013
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Last Sunday, St. Andrew’s, Pearland, Texas, asked congregants to “Please use your cell phone.” to church, because when they take pictures of the service and post them on social media sites, live blog the service or e-mail their friends they are also bringing their friends to church
Proclaiming the Gospel with Reckless Abandon
February 25, 2013
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by Douglas J. Fisher A couple of weeks ago, the good people of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Longmeadow, MA gave me this wonderful mandala.
Invited and welcomed
February 15, 2013
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Mary Palmer told the 2011 Wardens & Vestry Conferences in the Diocese of Texas how she was invited to come to church, and as important, was welcomed by that community.
A blizzard of challenges: church on Facebook
February 12, 2013
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by Alex Dyer A wise person once told me, “Most of life is not what happens to you, but how you respond to what happens
Mark Osler: Christian arrogance is driving ‘nones’ away
January 24, 2013
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Mark Osler, who describes himself as an evangelical Christian, believes that arrogance on the part of the faithful is driving more and more people to
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