Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: book corner
NOTE: This post is a part of the Sticky Church blog tour. One key commitment of the church growth movement has been to create an appealing worship service to attract seekers and church shoppers. In his new book, Sticky...
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Most evangelism books are riddled with gimmicks. Ask this question. Say this prayer. Give this speech. Maybe that's why Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing the Good News Naturally (Zondervan) by Kevin G. Harney is so refreshing. Harney urges...
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June 18, 2009
Book Corner: A Better Way to be Left Behind
One woman's defense of small-church ministry.
I grew up in a large church (where my mom was on staff), and my closest friends in high school attended another large church nearby. I have a megachurch pastor in the family. I have seen behind the curtain....
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For Scot McKnight, the title creature in his recent book The Blue Parakeet represents biblical passages (and personal experiences) that make us think all over again about how we are reading the Bible. For example, evangelicals tend to be...
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I tend not to pay much attention to sensationalistic titles. The last thing we need, I figure, is another alarmist manifesto on how bad the world is becoming. And that's what I thought David Olson's The American Church in...
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book corner, church planting, culture, outreach,
May 1, 2009
Book Corner: Tour Guides for the Journey of Faith
A look at Richard Foster's Longing for God.
I have appreciated the ministry of Richard Foster since I read Celebration of Discipline for the first time in college. What sets him apart from others who write about spirituality is that he consistently resists reducing the Christian life...
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book corner, history, spiritual formation,
April 17, 2009
Book Corner: Learning from the Mistakes of Others
A collection of advice from 30 pastors and preachers.
I have learned many things the hard way. No amount of buffing will remove the car wax that you forgot about and has been baking into your hood for several hours. The wrappers you get from Arby's contain metal,...
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advice, book corner, pastors, preaching,
Just last month, I met the gregarious and animated Andrew Marin, founder of The Marin Foundation and author of Love Is an Orientation: Elevating the Conversation with the Gay Community. Marin has a fascinating story, which you can read...
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audio, book corner, evangelicalism, homosexuality, reconciliation,
March 6, 2009
Book Corner: Learning from Edwards and Whitefield
What do these 18th-century preachers tell us about our world?
It's important to know where you came from. Here are two biographies I've read in the past few months that I think will encourage you and give you insights into why we do the things we do. The first...
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book corner, culture, evangelicalism, history,
February 19, 2009
Book Corner: A Day in the Life of Jesus
Anne Rice imagines the world Christ lived in.
It may come as a shock to some of you to hear an editor on BCL recommending a book about Jesus that was written by a woman who became famous by writing vampire novels. So perhaps a bit of...
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book corner, imagination, small groups, study,
It seems like it is taking my wife and me a long time getting to know each other's parents. I blame cell phones. If Amy's family wants to talk to her, they call her phone; if my parents want...
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book corner, culture, technology,
January 21, 2009
Book Corner: Spiritual Formation for Small Groups
A workbook that unites theology and spiritual formation.
One of my first editorial assignments—long before I was actually an editor—was helping my pastor grammar-check and proofread a small-group workbook he developed for use in our congregation. The editing process was a joy; but the real treat was...
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book corner, small groups, spiritual formation,
By Summer 2008, nearly everyone had heard of The Shack. Not long after that, nearly everyone had read it; William Young's runaway first novel has been on the New York Times Best Sellers list for months. Back in June,...
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