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I want to write a couple posts about something I have been thinking about a lot lately. What is better for kids staying in the sanctuary with their parents or attending a age appropriate worship service. Pros of staying with parents: Get to worship as a family Parents can use the pastors sermon to bring […]

This is a follow up from Gina’s post the other day. It’s got me thinking all clichés aside what would Jesus do. In his book Second Guessing God, Brian Jones tells a story of a homeless man he came across. It is powerful. I just read the excerpt on amazon.com and am ordering it right

Our values must remain constant. Our methods must change and evolve. OLD SCHOOL – 1. Crusade evangelism 2. Event Driven evangelism 3. Program Driven evangelism NEW SCHOOL – 1. Relational evangelism 2. Block Parties 3. Compassion ministries This is by no means a complete list. Just a challenge to stir things up. To reach people

I saw this video on a friend of mine’s blog. He was talking about church marketing. It got me thinking but down a slightly different vein. I think that how we do evangelism in todays church must change. Because who we are reaching has changed. This video says it all. Watch it with different eyes.

I Love America Because: 1. Religious Freedom 2. Economic Freedom 3. Opportunity – You are limited by only yourself. 4. Compassion – Most Americans are very consered about their neighbor. 5. Freedom of Expression – You can say and do almost anything not only will you be free from oppression by the government many people

ONLY IN AMERICA! 1. Only in America……can a pizza get to your house faster than an ambulance. 2. Only in America……are there handicap parking places in front of a skating rink. 5. Only in America……do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters. 6. Only in America……do we leave cars

A couple of videos in honor of National iPhone Day (June 29th for all you PC users). *Brief disclaimer – I am not a Republican and I am not a Democrat and I am definitely not a PC user. [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=4-1BRu72xIk] [youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM]

“Selling to people who actually want to hear from you is more effective than interrupting strangers who don’t,” Seth Godin Seth Godin’s Blog – Great read

I hate church signs. What is the point. I think in everything we do we need to keep in mind who are we trying to reach. I would love to hear from someone who drove by a church sign that said “Tired of being a loser turn to God” and they said “yes I am

I remember all the way back to the 20th century, I got my allowance in cold hard cash…..for one week. I never really got an allowance but learned a lot about elbow grease. Both my parents were and are hard workers so I have yet to decided how and if and when my young children