Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: blogspotting
How does your church approach the task of outreach? There's a new entry at the provocatively titled blog Church Marketing Sucks (in quality, not philosophically, they mean) that shares one pastor's methodology: "come and care." The pastor, who came...
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blogspotting, outreach,
One of my colleagues recently pointed me to the blog of Barry Werner, whose background includes serving as director of operations for World Wide Pictures at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. In his entries, Werner has been walking through...
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blogspotting, discipline, time management,
June 1, 2009
BlogSpotting: For Worship Leaders, Finding the Right Key
Why tempo and tessitura matter.
Worship leaders, have you ever realized in the middle of a song that you were taking an invisible set of pliers to your congregation's vocal cords? Well, I've been meaning to link to this post by writer/worship leader Bob...
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blogspotting, planning, worship,
May 18, 2009
BlogSpotting: Kevin DeYoung on False Apologies
When we repent for others and not ourselves.
Pastor and writer Kevin DeYoung caught my attention this morning with his blog post on false apologies—more specifically, apologies for the sins of others. He cites a 1940 article by C.S. Lewis that criticized the younger English generation of...
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blogspotting, criticism, humility,
Do you feel isolated in your ministry? Ken Fong, pastor and a member of our Ask the Experts panel, reflects on his blog about how easy it is for pastors to feel alone, or just dazed by the position's...
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blogspotting, burnout, church leaders, encouragement, pastors, relationships,
April 27, 2009
BlogSpotting: Ed Stetzer Calls for Great Commission Resurgence
A response to a disappointing year for the SBC.
Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research and friend of BCL, wrote a response last week to the 2008 statistics for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Membership in the denomination dropped 0.2 percent from 2007, and baptisms were down 1.1...
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blogspotting, culture, evangelism, missional,
April 14, 2009
BlogSpotting: Entrepreneurial Drive or Holy Spirit?
Deciding how to test your ministry ideas.
BCL friend Dave Ferguson posted on his blog an excerpt of a conversation he had with Perry Noble, who pastors NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina. Ferguson asked him how he decides if an idea comes from his own...
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blogspotting, decision making, planning,
Are you or someone in your church interesting in singing more hymns? At his blog In Light of the Gospel, James Grant shares a few suggestions for bringing hymns to a congregation that isn't used to them. Show them...
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blogspotting, conflict, worship,
For you wordsmiths out there, Mark Batterson lists his five rules for writing. If you prepare sermons, most of these apply. Here's a summary: 1. Start bright and early, well before your "official day" begins; for afternoons, grab a...
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blogspotting, communication, pastors, study, writing,
February 17, 2009
BlogSpotting: Chuck Warnock on Assimilating Newcomers
Can established groups welcome new members?
At Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor, Chuck Warnock offers an example from his church that backs up Lyle Schaller's mantra, "New people need new groups." Schaller reasoned that, since existing groups tend to resist newcomers, churches must create new...
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blogspotting, community, newcomers, outreach,
January 30, 2009
BlogSpotting: Internet Monk Predicts Evangelical Collapse!
Causes said to include culture clashes and generational shift.
Prominent blogger Michael Spencer, a.k.a. the Internet Monk, believes "we are on the verge—within 10 years—of a major collapse of evangelical Christianity." Within two generations, says Spencer, the number of evangelicals will be cut in half, and we'll find...
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blogspotting, culture, evangelicalism, money,
January 7, 2009
BlogSpotting: Scot McKnight Isn't Happy with Pastor Bios
How should church leaders portray themselves online, or anywhere?
Churches are increasing their visibility online these days, but Scot McKnight is frustrated with how some choose to do it—that is, at least on pastor or staff bio pages. McKnight argues that many of these pages reflect a trivial...
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blogspotting, church leaders, communication, pastors, technology,
December 17, 2008
BlogSpotting: Al Mohler on How to Read a Study Bible
Three principles for responsible use of study tools.
Once upon a time, it was a big deal to have the Bible in the common vernacular (see Wycliffe's English Bible, pictured). Now we English-speakers have a bunch of translations to choose from, and a bunch of study aids...
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Bible study, blogspotting, reading,
December 3, 2008
BlogSpotting: John Piper on Church Disputes and Advent
Do we treasure Jesus less than Mephibosheth did David?
How do you handle conflicts in your church? On his Desiring God blog, John Piper finds an Old Testament example of the Advent attitude we should foster in others and ourselves. During the rebellion of Absalom, Mephibosheth's inheritance was...
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advent, blogspotting, conflict, disputes, resolution,
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