Tag Archives: Post-modernity

God Bless America

Tomorrow is the 4th of July. For those who love liberty, who appreciate the sacrifices of our American founders and our contemporary patriots, who believe in the ideals for which America stands, it is a day of celebration. It is … Continue reading

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concerning holy grails and church marketing

In the church world, there are trend setters and trend watchers, opinion leaders and early (and late) adapters, marketing gurus and viral media mavens. Love em or hate em, they are out there. From every denominational stripe or the lack thereof, … Continue reading

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Children’s Pastors: What Traits Influence Your Ministry?

Sage and Trendwatcher. Manager and Entreprenuer. Leader and Shepherd. All of these traits have value in ministry. To be sure, there are others I could list, but  the length of this post will already test the patience of my readers. What … Continue reading

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Modernism and Postmodernism

Soon I will be posting a lengthy article about postmodernism. For now, let me say this. Both modernism and postmodernism have provided tremendous unique opportunities and, taken to an extreme, significant problems. Secular modernism announced the death of God and … Continue reading

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Relevant Children’s Ministry

Over the past several years I have heard and read much about relevant ministry, both in terms of the entire church and children’s ministry. Missiologists such as Guder and Bosch, to name a couple of seminal thinkers, have introduced missiological ways … Continue reading

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HomePDX: A Church for the Homeless in Portland, Oregon

Occasionally I am asked about the innovative ways in which people do church in Portland. HomePDX is a church which was planted by Ken Lloyd. It is an offshoot of the Bridge Church in North Portland, where his wife continues … Continue reading

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Is the Western Church Irrelevant to the Culture?

Has the western church become irrelevant to the culture? In one sense, when we consider God’s purpose for the church and the fact it was He who established it, we would have to say, “Of course not.” In another more … Continue reading

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Disillusioned Christians: Implications for Educational Ministries in the Church

Recently a person contacted the IRC website of which I am a part. He had some pretty angry things to say about God, Christians, and Christianity. Typically, I would simply ignore that kind of unprovoked rhetoric, but I decided to … Continue reading

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Unique Approach to Children’s Ministry Leadership

Ken Bussell of Our Place Christian Church in Hillsboro, Oregon shares his thoughts on how his church is developing their children’s ministry. It is a different approach from what I have seen elsewhere. Apparently it is working well for them. … Continue reading

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Post Doctoral Intensive Accessing Initialization Sub-Directories/Correlating Integrated Synchronization Source Code….

I tried to find ugliness in the margins of rural Sandy. Honest. I really did. But I got side tracked by the stunning beauty afforded by the Jonsrud Viewpoint. In particular I was captivated by this view. Although I did … Continue reading

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