Category Archives: missional church

discussing the trinity in a post-religious world

Posted on March 13, 2009 by andre

Our faith community is going to be having an online discussion group of the novel The Shack. As I was doing a search for some video on it I came across this rant (sermon) on YouTube. [youtube pK65Jfny70Y nolink] Mark … Continue reading →

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faith in a post religious world

Posted on March 12, 2009 by andre

So in response to the recent USA today article about people turning away from religion I have had several conversations mostly in cyberspace with Christians who give me way to understand why our culture is moving into being post-religious. First, there is … Continue reading →

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More changes coming on the religious landscape

Posted on March 11, 2009 by andre

If the thoughts  in this post from CS monitor (in light of the recent article and study reported in USA Today) are true then I sadly don’t think the church in the US is ready. The coming evangelical collapse | csmonitor.com … Continue reading →

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Keeping the faith in a post religious world

Posted on March 5, 2009 by andre

A recent article in USA today said that current research is suggesting that fully a third of all Americans hold not religious affiliations. That is to say when they are asked for a connection to a church, synagogue or mosque … Continue reading →

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Alan Roxburgh -: The Missional Journey -Is not what we might think

Posted on December 24, 2008 by andre

Here is a link to Alan Roxburgh founder of Allelon vlogging on Rodney Starks book What Americans Really Believe. The insights Roxburgh shares from the book reinforces the though I have ad for some time that we don’t need to … Continue reading →

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DC this weekend for RNA conference panel

Posted on September 16, 2008 by andre

I’m heading to this weekend to participate in a panel discussion at the Religious News Writers Association Annual Conference. Info is below BREAKOUT PANEL #2: Whither Congregations? The big wooden doors are closing as graying churches and synagogues can no … Continue reading →

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alan hirsch in grand rapids

Posted on September 10, 2008 by andre

Today I got the chance to here Alan Hirsch talk at Grand Rapid Theological Seminary. These folks are constantly bringing some good people into town to stimulate conversation all across the theological spectrum of thought. This is a good thing. … Continue reading →

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Rick Warren Goes Global – TIME

Posted on May 28, 2008 by andre

Rick Warren Goes Global – TIME Rick Warren is taking his P.E.A.C.E. initiative global. “an attempt to radically re-engineer Evangelicalism’s huge missionary culture, connecting individual churches in the U.S. to congregations in target countries rather than funneling aid and evangelism … Continue reading →

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