Can I be honest? Sometimes I skip the last part of the last chapter…the closing remarks…normally, at best, I tend to breeze through them.
Not a good practice.
That was proven today as I didn’t skip the last portion of 1 Corinthians.
You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have […]
Archive for June, 2008
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
Though many Americans will go to a church that preaches this…MOST […]
Once again Seth says it well as he asks the question: Is this the best I can do?
Pastors, church communicators…please ask that question daily.
We’ve found people to greet guests at the door. We’ve found a person to schedule those people. Are we doing everything we can with that moment?
We’ve outlined the sermons, put together […]
Sermon branding tip: Literal is boring.
Published June 10th, 2008 in Sermon branding tip. 3 CommentsThe mind wants to be surprised, it attaches itself to things that create interest.
For example, if you’re working on a sermon about Abraham and Isaac’s journey up the mountain…don’t use imagery of a mountain. That’s expected. And expected = boring.
Practicing what we preach : using pop culture
Published June 9th, 2008 in series highlight. 3 CommentsLooks like it’s superhero day.
If you’ve followed this blog or chatted with me at all, you know I’m not a fan of simply ripping off the latest TV show and calling that creative church. You also should know that I’m all about being inspired by pop culture and the creative inputs we run into all […]
I don’t even know how I stumbled on this one…but here is a list of just about every superhero known categorized by their religion. Fun little diversion for the geek in all of us.
Religion is everywhere.
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