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Sep
10
Google Trends: “God” soon to be more popular than “church”

Google Trends: “God” soon to be more popular than “church”

I didn’t know what I would find when I asked Google how often people searched for the word “church”
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Sep
08
The Governance System is not the Church

The Governance System is not the Church

One of the more brilliant and memorable moments of General Convention 2012 was the approval of the resolution authorizing the
4 min read
Aug
28

The Seed Underground – A Rave Review [Updated]

Yesterday I picked up The Seed Underground purely out of curiosity. I requested it from the library after Fred Bahnson
1 min read
Aug
24
I was a Church Planter

I was a Church Planter

This week, the Acts 8 Moment asked, “What is the reason for the church’s existence?” And I couldn’t
5 min read
Aug
01
Next America 13: Social Security Is Okay?

Next America 13: Social Security Is Okay?

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
6 min read
Jul
26
Next America 12: Thank God for the Church’s Economy

Next America 12: Thank God for the Church’s Economy

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
5 min read
Jul
17
Next America 11: Aging happens? Maybe not.

Next America 11: Aging happens? Maybe not.

This post is part of an ongoing series summarizing and reflecting on The Next America: Boomers, Millennials, and the Looming
4 min read
Jul
08
Three Steps to Alternative Church Revenue

Three Steps to Alternative Church Revenue

I had the pleasure of meeting the Rev. Charlie Barton, rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church (Monkton, Maryland) at the
4 min read
Jun
28
Next America 10: Engaging Digital Natives

Next America 10: Engaging Digital Natives

If you discovered this blog through the e-Formation posts, welcome! Even though this post is in the Next America series,
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Jun
12
Next America 9: Engaging (Millennial) “Nones”

Next America 9: Engaging (Millennial) “Nones”

If you discovered this blog through the e-Formation posts, welcome! I’ll be writing more about faith formation in the
6 min read