Articles for tag: Orland Park Illinois

July 17, 2014

Would a Belly Have Been Better?

By Tim Harlow (From our series “The Best or Worst Advice I”ve Ever Received.”) The best and worst advice I ever received was from Sky Allen, the previous minister at Parkview (then the Tinley Park Church of Christ). I got the same advice from my friend Haydn Shaw, who was a minister in the area. When I asked them whether I should accept the senior minister position here in 1989, both of them very strongly said “NO.” The place was a divided, leaderless, and visionless church that was being held together with duct tape by the area church planting organization.

July 20, 2013

Christian Standard

Church Leadership

40 Under 40: Jon Weece

JON WEECE Lead follower,Â Southland Christian ChurchÂ Lexington, Kentucky The new pope is giving hope to many because he”s a Jesuit. He”s humble and cares for the poor. He”s named for St. Francis. Jon Weece gives me the same hope. He has the heart of a missionary and the humility and leadership of Moses. He comes from some of the finest stock in the Christian church and carries the Weece name proudly. Southland is innovative, but not to be chic. The church exhibited its innovation by starting a huge campus in the middle of an under-resourced area, which has enabled

March 22, 2013

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square

The Rise of the “˜Nones”

By Tim Harlow The front page of USA Today said, “Protestants lose majority status in the US” (October 9, 2012). It just happened to catch my eye as I walked past a newsstand. I thought to myself, OK, but what could have taken its place? CatholicismÂ is dying””is this aboutÂ Mormonism? The article explained that Protestant numbers are down from 53 percent in 2007 to 48 percent today. But these Protestants didn”t switch to a new religious brand. They just let go of any faith affiliation or label. According to the Pew Forum, one in five Americans now claims no religious identity.

August 5, 2012

Tim Harlow

Mission & Evangelism

Hanging with Naughty Matt

Tim Harlow reflects on Jesus’ friendship with Matthew and other sinners—and challenges Christians and churches to embrace the messy relationships that can come with genuinely following Jesus.

March 12, 2012

Mark A. Taylor

Church Leadership

We Know Leaders Like Those the World Is Seeking

The Costa Concordia disaster exposed a crisis of leadership. Mark A. Taylor contrasts a captain who abandoned ship with Christian leaders who demonstrate integrity, sacrifice, and steadfast service to others.

August 9, 2011

Tim Harlow

Church Leadership

Show Me the Glory

Tim Harlow reflects on Moses’ prayer in Exodus 33 and challenges Christian leaders to seek God’s presence, learn his ways, and ask to see his glory amid the frustrations of ministry.

December 9, 2007

Jon Zabrocki

Reviews Book Reviews

Discussing and Discovering Community (Parkview Christian Church, Orland Park, IL)

Jon Zabrocki reviews Joseph Myers’s Organic Community, challenging one-size-fits-all small-group models and urging churches to measure community by shared stories and real-life connection rather than charts and infrastructure.

June 24, 2007

Tim Harlow

Devotionals

It’s All in the Name

Tim Harlow reflects on God’s name “I AM” in Exodus 3 and why it changes how we carry responsibility. If God is I AM, we are “I AM NOT”—and that’s good news for weary hearts.

April 15, 2007

Kent Fillinger

Church & Ministry Church Growth

MEGACHURCH PROFILE: Parkview Christian, Orland Park, IL

A profile of Parkview Christian Church traces a pivotal 1997 congregational vote, the leadership decision that followed, and the relocation and expansion that accompanied rapid attendance growth and wider outreach.