Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: pop culture
This is a highly unscientific observation, but I stand by it: In my scouring of bookshelves in pastor's studies and church libraries, I regularly find volumes from the corporate world about how to be an effective leader and efficient administrator;...
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About four years ago, I bought a little flowering vine and planted it in my yard. The first year it sprouted a few flowers, then it appeared to have died, but then it sprouted again. And every year since it...
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burnout, pop culture, quiet time, technology, time management,
I haven't seen MTV in years, with no regrets, but I recall a show on the network that impacted me like a train wreck. It was awful, gruesome, and terrible - but I couldn't look away. "Celebrity Deathmatch" featured clay-animated...
April 21, 2008
Secular Thoughts on Sacred Marketing
Seth Godin’s advice on spreading your church’s message.
StreamingFaith.com recently sat down with marketing guru Seth Godin and asked his advice on church "marketing" in our increasingly plugged-in, techno-driven society. At the forefront of Godin's thought-world these days is "new marketing" - methods of communicating messages that aren't...
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outreach, pop culture, technology,
February 28, 2008
Highlighting Our Differences
Should churches set themselves in contrast to other congregations?
As a show of solidarity with my seven-year-old daughter, I recently reread the classic Little House on the Prairie books and Anne of Green Gables. One phenomenon I noticed this time around (probably because I'm in the habit of thinking...
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community, leadership, pop culture, vision,
January 30, 2008
How Websites Communicate Congregational Values
Websites “speak” beyond the words they use
I spent the better part of two years looking at congregational websites as I wrote my doctoral dissertation in the field of communication studies. One of the things I noticed was the strategic use of links by congregations to communicate...
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evangelism, pop culture, technology, vision,
December 27, 2007
Deion Sanders, Devin Hester, and Mentoring
If only those in ministry could find a mentoring relationship like the one these NFL stars share.
I came across an interesting article the other day - one that I think captures a brief but powerful case study of the importance of mentoring in terms of personal and spiritual growth. Here's an excerpt: Every morning, Devin...
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current events, pop culture, team, training,
December 20, 2007
It’s Not About Gay Rights
If the church doesn’t shepherd people through questions of sexual identity, sociology and psychology will.
Last summer, a friend of mine walked away from the church because he felt like his struggle with homosexuality was a non-issue for his church. There was no confrontation that pushed him away - hardly anyone at his church...
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community, current events, outreach, pop culture, training,
In the book Compassion, Henri Nouwen and his co-authors make an interesting observation about our society's impatience. The authors allege that we live in a world structured around impatience; entire economies are built on that principle; the one-hour time slot...
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burnout, pop culture, time management,
October 29, 2007
When Sexual Sin Challenges Your Leadership
John Piper offers leaders a tool to combat sexual sin.
"Micah 7:8-9 is a picture of what you say to your enemy when he scoffs at your defeat. I call this practice 'gutsy guilt.' The believer admits that he has done wrong and that God is dealing roughly with him....
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failure, family, pop culture,
Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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October 15, 2007
Evangelical Drop-Outs
Our friends at Out of Ur recently wrote a post regarding a new survey that finds 70 percent of young adults stop attending church by age 23. The research was conducted by LifeWay Research and directed by Ed Stetzer,...
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community, current events, evangelism, failure, missional, outreach, pop culture, recruiting, vision,
October 15, 2007
Dr. Alvin Sanders
Following years of urban ministry in Chicago and Cincinnati, Alvin and his wife, Caroline, founded River of Life Church in downtown Cincinnati in the midst of civil unrest over the shooting death of an African American teenager by a white...
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community, compromise, difficult people, mediation, outreach, pop culture, training, vision,
October 15, 2007
Chris Blumhofer
Chris Blumhofer is assistant editor for BuildingChurchLeaders.com, where he began working in February 2006. In his role, Chris coordinates and edits many of the articles and training downloads that reach Building Church Leaders' customers. Chris attends College Church in Wheaton,...
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Bible study, boards, budget, children's ministry, community, devotions, elections, evangelism, family, meditation, missional, missions, outreach, pastors, pop culture, prayer, quiet time, staff, stewardship, team, training, vision, volunteers, worship,
October 15, 2007
Matt Branaugh
Matt Branaugh is director of editorial and special projects for Christianity Today International's Your Church Media Group. Prior to this role, he led Christianity Today's Ministry Team, which includes BuildingChurchLeaders.com and FaithVisuals.com. He is passionate about equipping and energizing church...
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