Archive for the ‘ Why Do Simple Church? ’ Category
I recently read Eugene Cho’s article about why pastors are depressed, burnt out and getting divorced at the same rates as the rest of America. Check it out – it’s a good overview of the present state of the North American pastor. Eugene has always been an insightful blogger… highly recommend. But I feel like [ READ MORE ]
We had another monthly worship gathering today. This was our 85th worship service [we met weekly for almost a year and then switched to monthly for about four]. And when you look at it that it was just another worship service. A blip on the church time line. One that we’ll likely forget. No miraculous [ READ MORE ]
We were studying Romans in our house group a few weeks ago and if you’ve read it, it’s thick. Alan Thicke. The first 2 chapters are about God revealing and dealing with the corrupt nature of man. As you read it you start realizing that people are really f*cked. Even the religious folk… “You can [ READ MORE ]
I have a lot to catch up on… a lot to share. It’s been a full few months [including just returning from India] – God is teaching me a lot. But here’s a mini-quote from Neil Cole that feeds a lot into why we do what we do. It seems at times like we are [ READ MORE ]
Before we get too far into this – I don’t think theres’s a magic “method” that does it right. There’s a reason why the Bible says very little about church models. Frankly it’s so we wouldn’t rely on structure and hunger and depend on Jesus. With that being said, there is a problem when our [ READ MORE ]
As I talk to more people about our community I realize that the disconnect most often begins at this point: that church is not something you build/create, but the church is who you are. Now this isn’t new news. It has been long talked about among many of this generation’s church planters and failed mega-church [ READ MORE ]
As the primary instigator of Haven, I’m often asked why we do what we do. Those who have gone to church for any significant length of time always have the most difficulty understanding. And I don’t necessarily blame them as reflected in this post. When you’ve done something for so long and have understood it [ READ MORE ]
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