Part One One side of the coin says: Churches of Christ are positioned to do well in the emerging culture. We never really jumped on the seeker-service bandwagon so we don’t have to unlearn worship as production rather than participation. Acapella worship invites participation. It is simple and portable. It works with groups of all […]
An Emerging Church of Christ?
Sometimes I wonder how my tribe (Churches of Christ) will fare in the years to come. We came to be in the modern era. We are the product of modern assumptions. We believed that we could objectively read the Bible and do what it said. We believed that all anyone needed was a little common […]
April 11, 2005 by
Reflecting on Russia
I’m back in the office today (sort of). I’m working through a little bit of jet lag. I was up most of last night and then I slept until about noon. Now I’m sitting here looking at my desk that I cleaned of all paperwork before I left and trying to remember what I left […]
July 12, 2004 by 2 Comments
Relevance is Overrated
A friend of mine celebrated one year of sobriety today. We got to talking about Alcoholics Anonymous and how helpful it has been to him. He said that from a marketing standpoint AA is hopelessly antiquated. The material was written in 40’s. It uses sexist language, outdated illustrations, and awkward syntax. Yet countless people from […]
January 23, 2003 by
Telling Stories, Asking Questions, Learning Lessons