verse4today: "I am sending an angel before you to protect you on your journey and lead you safely to the place I have prepared for you" (Exodus 23:20).
Posted on 2012-02-10 via Twitter
Last week I blogged on The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose. In this book Roose tells about his one-semester experiment as a Liberty University student. The book is filled with remarkable insights, including this one on the local church (page 232): "If I had to guess, I'd say the meaning of church is changing for me. I used to define church as a series of events - the sermon, the worship music, the collection, … Read More …
It has been a long time since I read a book that I couldn't put down until I finished it, but that happened to me while reading The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University, by a remarkable young author named Kevin Roose. In this book, written while Roose was a student at Brown University, the author tells about his one-semester experiment as a Liberty University student. The book is filled with remarkable insights, humorous stories, and illuminating conversations. I … Read More …
As the church moves from the hands of one generation to another we observe changes both in the context within which the church lives and works, as well as in the manner in which we do church. The healthy congregations find ways, with the help of God, to navigate these changes. One change that has already come upon us is in the area of leadership. The AARP generation, more often than not, has affirmed a solo leadership model. They … Read More …