(Note: I have written the following post in response to comments shared on this post.) I once heard it said that every generation needs their own reformation. The idea is that we never quite get it all right, so we need to keep improving rather than thinking we’ve got it made. You are correct in
Category: Ecclesiology / Church
Instructions on Church in the New Testament?
For a long time I used to think that Jesus and the apostles never laid out specific instructions on how to do church. Recently I’m beginning to learn that perhaps they did, but it’s so different from what we have today that I couldn’t see it. Jesus and the apostles never lay out an order
Anabaptists
I found this article on the website of a local Mennonite Church. It seems to me to be a good, interesting and well written introduction to the history of Anabaptists and the reformation. Anabaptists means re-baptizers, and comes from the fact that the Anabaptists held that a person had to choose to be a follower
What is the Alternative to Institutional Church?
A question was recently posed as a comment on my review of Pagan Christianity?. I decided to answer the question here as a separate blog post. Shawn asks, “I’ve added [“Pagan Christianity?”] and “Reimagining Church” to my reading list. What are your thoughts on what we should do? Since clearly church isn’t done this way,
Book Review: Pagan Christianity?
WARNING!: This is a most important book that most christians shouldn’t read. If you have your faith and beliefs all figured out, feel confident in the truth and enjoy being involved in your church, then don’t read this book! If you happen to be a pastor or on staff at a church and value your
Article: Why I Left the Institutional Church
“A growing number of people are leaving the institutional church for a new reason. They are not leaving the church because they have lost their faith. They are leaving to preserve their faith.” (Reggie McNeal) From the author of Pagan Christianity: Why I Left the Institutional Church
Why I’m Leaving Church
As of a little over a year ago, I was attending two church services pretty much every Sunday. I had one church I went to in the morning and another I went to in the evening. I had been involved in two churches at a time since around 2000, and had grown up going to
Link
This is a good blog I read: Finding Jesus At A.A.
Blog Link
I just recently discovered a great writer. Reading through his blog, I wanted to share nearly every one. Here are some quotes to whet your appetite: “God called. He wants his church back.” “Instead of being ‘In the World, but not of it’ we have become the Church who is ‘Of the world, but [not]
Shortcomings in Contemporary Praise Music
An excellent article can be found here on the some of the problems with contemporary praise music. The article focuses on lyrical content, and makes some great points. I think this is half of the reason I’m not a fan of most contemporary praise music myself. The other half is that the musical style/genre isn’t