Roundup of a few of this week’s favorite tweets and links. 3/4/11: And in life… RT @kennysilva On the economy: “Just because the tide is out doesn’t mean there’s any less water in the ocean.” Seth Godin 3/3/11: RT @dmlcentral: “Most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copy edit the… Continue reading weekly tweet round-up
The New York Times recently posted a fascinating article about a cultural/generational transition currently taking place at Auschwitz. I think it provides some remarkable insight into the conversations taking place between generations of Christians today. “Those in charge of passing along the legacy of this camp insist that Auschwitz needs an update. Its story needs… Continue reading teaching or memorializing
In yesterday’s post, I talked about the multi-site strategy as franchise church, and noted that Rick Warren’s Saddleback added a site in the same area as 3-4 existing local mega-churches. A commenter pointed out that Mars Hill Church of Seattle will soon be joining them all. Pastor Mark Driscoll on Twitter: “Planning @MarsHillOC campus launch.… Continue reading more multi-site church questions
On Monday I wrote a post critiquing a comparison of the modern-day local church with the beginning of the early Church. The comparison is often used to justify multi-site campuses as the new growth strategy for mega-churches. Aren’t multi-site campuses really just a super-mega-church dressed up in small-local-church clothing? And if so, is there anything… Continue reading mega-churches & multi-sites
Rick Warren says mega-churches are biblical. He claims that the first church was five times bigger than Saddleback, and grew to over 100,000 people in the first twenty years. “Where did the more than 100,000 people attending the first church in Jerusalem meet?…’They met in different courts,’ Warren underlined. ‘Notice: one church, multiple locations. One… Continue reading are mega-churches biblical?
It sounds like the title of a new TV reality show, but it’s not. A new resort is being planned in the Maldives that will be staffed entirely by blondes. Ohh there’s just so much to say. The following are the thoughts of a brunette about “Life on Blonde Island of the Maldives.” 1. First,… Continue reading life on blonde island
Lots of good thinking going on out there about Valentine’s Day, being single and, well… sex. Take a look. True Woman blog posts some thoughts by Carolyn McCulley on other ways to spend a Valentine’s Day than maybe feeling sorry for oneself. The frank and insightful Susan Isaacs discusses how single Christians can express sexuality… Continue reading more valentine’s thoughts
Well, it’s just one week until Valentine’s Day. Dating/married men: this is your heads-up to remember the card/flowers/chocolate/dinner reservations. You should know that: “The average man plans to shell out more than twice as much ($158.71) as the average woman ($75.79) – perhaps suggesting men are ignoring the ‘it’s the thought that counts’ sentiment this… Continue reading better off single for valentine’s day
You might not normally think of church, porn and football in the same context. But it’s happening this weekend as XXX Church’s Craig Gross intentionally combines National Porn Sunday with the Super Bowl. Craig recruited NFL players to appear in a video that will be played in hundreds of churches this weekend. CNN calls it… Continue reading church, porn and football
I recently came across this RSAnimate video about “Changing Education Paradigms,” which is quite thought-provoking. (Yes, I have embedding issues, but just play along.) It makes some insights about the dated structure of education, and it struck me that many of these draw uncomfortable correlations to the Church. For purposes of discussion, try substituting “Church”… Continue reading changing church paradigms
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