Loading ...Matthew | April 30, 2009
Every congregation deals with the issue of holding on to the guests that come into a congregation. Often in congregations the back door is as wide as the front door. For a congregation to grow, it must be working on a plan to close the back door. When guests visit, this is a prime opportunity [...]
Matthew | April 29, 2009
First of all, my friend Brandon Tribbett has started a blog. He is a young man who is working in the Aim program at Sunset. He is training and preparing to travel to Italy for a mission work. He is leaving May 8th for the trip and will be there for almost two years. He [...]
Matthew | April 28, 2009
This book is written by the best selling author Jon Krakauer. He was the author and participant in the Everest disaster in 1996. He wrote about his experiences in “Into Thin Air.” This was also an excellent book and was better than this work. Eiger Dreams is a collection of numerous articles that Jon Krakauer [...]
Matthew | April 27, 2009
There is a huge church in the Castle Rock area that does a great job of promoting itself. You will get fliers and even DVD’s in the mail concerning the church. One might say that maybe the Castle Rock church of Christ should do this as well. The church has a mark in the community, [...]
Matthew | April 24, 2009
Most of my readers will have no clue who Don Cherry is. But if you are from Canada, he is a national hero or figure. Depends on how you see him. This is a autobiography that is more concerned with good hockey stories than telling the life story of Don. Don is a flamboyant man [...]
Matthew | April 23, 2009
Over the last few weeks, I have been reading a lot of material for a coming class at Denver Seminary. In this material, it presents a Pastoral View of congregational structure. The Pastor or Senior Minister is the real leader in the room. The board or elders are there to help and serve the minister’s [...]
Matthew | April 22, 2009
In the 1st century, there were two major branches of Judaism. There was the Judaism of Jerusalem and the Judaism of the Diaspora. The Judaism of the centralized area of Jerusalem was highly contentious with numerous factions and doctrinal debates taking place. But the Judaism of the Diaspora was more unified. The Diaspora was the [...]
Matthew | April 21, 2009
Main Idea of the Text:
The book deals with focusing on the dysfunction in the structure of congregations by providing a model to develop that will allow the congregation to get everyone on the team working in the same direction.
The Three Top Ideas of Greatest Benefit:
1. The best idea is truly defining the reason to exist. [...]
Matthew | April 20, 2009
There are church builders, church pastors, church tenders, and church killers. I like to be involved in church building. This past Sunday we had a business meeting in which we discussed doing some landscaping for the building. Providing a pleasing look to a congregation might not be that important to some people, but in the [...]
Matthew | April 18, 2009
Well, the big birthday party for Gabrielle is officially over. We had a ton of work to do. Presents, decorating, food preparation, and one three foot sub to pick up. Charity did a excellent job on the party. It was well organized and run. This was a must with some 20 some kids coming, with [...]
