November 16, 2021
An excerpt from the new book, "At the Blue Hole: Elegy for a Church on the Edge," by Jack R. Reese, about the noninstrumental Churches of Christ which are now seen as being in rapid decline.
October 7, 2013
By Jim Tune “Let me not live,” quoth he, “After my flame lacks oil, to be the snuff Of younger spirits, whose apprehensive senses All but new things disdain; whose judgments are Mere fathers of their garments; whose constancies Expire before their fashions.” “”William Shakespeare, All”s Well That Ends Well In business marketing, companies are very interested in reaching the elusive consumer known as the early adopter. I suppose I fit into that category. My guess is a large majority of church planters are early adopters, or perhaps even innovators. It wouldn”t surprise me if someone discovered the
February 14, 2010
By LeRoy Lawson Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success (New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2008). I had already read Malcolm Gladwell”s best-selling books The Tipping Point and Blink, so when Outliers appeared there was no question that this one, also, would be a must-read. I was not disappointed. The Tipping Point is a “big picture book”; Gladwell outlines the macro rules that govern social change. I”ve discovered that many ministerial friends have read the book or at least are familiar with its basics, since these fundamentals are so helpful in figuring out how to lead their sometimes obstreperous
January 3, 2008
By Brandon Smith _____ Read the main article: “Provoking Change: A Review of Catalyst Atlanta” Â Â The Catalyst conference, true to its name, has kindled motion. It has invited the next generation of Christian leaders to become change agents in the ever-evolving church. In the last decade, more than 100,000 young leaders accepted that invitation by attending a Catalyst conference. They come from every corner of this country, representing every major denomination. It”s clear that Catalyst is having incredible influence upon churches and Christians everywhere. We in the Restoration Movement have also been summoned to engage in the action.
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